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Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... conflict and fundamentally undermines human rights," the letter said. "As the new chief executive of Shell you inherit the legacy of Shell's failures and poor practices in the Niger Delta. This legacy is - in part - the result of Shell's failure to effectively ...

The quest for independent advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... an outright ban on commissions), it would drive further industry consolidation. "One of the challenges is that we've got legacy systems and products and you're given a two to three year window to fix that. The cost to upgrade those legacy systems would ...

Singapore pushes for online economy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... the bank's problems with its payment processor. In Australia, banks have largely focused on upgrading and consolidating legacy systems. In April last year, Commonwealth Bank flagged a $580 million spend over the next four years to replace decades-old ...

Regulators call for better OTC derivatives processing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... communicating to the market for a while - lack of transparency is too risky," he said. "This lack of transparency comes from using legacy back office systems which so many in the marketplace still use." To the industry's credit, the survey found the ...

FPA recommends fee-for-service advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... transition away from the commission model. Bloch said they will be working out the details over that period on issues concerning legacy products, grandfathering provisions and taxation (certain advice fees are currently not tax deductible). But the key ...

More boutiques on BTIM's radar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... from institutional and wholesale clients, and an overall $200 million net position after further run off in the retail legacy book. Compared to many of its peers, BTIM has also performed relatively well in retaining its FUM. In the year to December 2008 ...

Superpartners hires SAP, CSC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... announced $70 million investment in new systems, processes and operational improvements. Superpartners will replace its legacy system with the SAP ERP package, with CSC providing systems integration services. It is expected Superpartners will move to ...

OTC derivative platforms need upgrade: report

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... according to a new report. Neil Wright, State Street senior vice president and product manager for derivatives servicing, said legacy systems might not be able to adequately provide risk management and post trade administration support for OTC transactions. ...

HCL pushes governance practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... satisfied." Clients are more interested in transforming their business structure to boost efficiency, particularly across legacy programs and old add-ons Premkumar said. "Over the years banking institutions have built many islands of add-ons, legacy ...

Online super reclaims lost accounts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... confirm how many members the fund had been able assist because the super fund is in the process of bringing across some legacy product customers. "There's a fair chance that our customers would have a share in the $12 billion or 6.4 million accounts ...