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UBS restructures core business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... processes." The executive management of the firm will be led by the chief executive, who will be supported by the Group Executive Board (GEB) and the newly created Executive Committee. The GEB will particularly manage the shared services, leadership ...

Comm Bank halts ABN AMRO talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... markets. In a statement, the Commonwealth Bank said it decided to end negotiations with the Royal Bank of Scotland after its board assessed the current economic climate, including volatile financial markets and complex nature of such a transaction. "The ...

FPA reviews award categories

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... Life Member is now considered an honorary award not a membership category. Nominations, which can only be received by FPA board directors, may include FPA members and non members. The honorary member category, which was previously unused, has been withdrawn. ...

AusSuper drives MEB review

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... shareholders. Melbourne consultants LEK have been contracted by AustralianSuper, Cbus, HESTA and Host Plus in the wake of three new board appointments and an injection of liquidity. In May, Brian Pollock, Sandy Grant and Anne De Salis joined Bernie Fraser ...

nabInvest buys stake in Singapore REIT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... venture also completely owns CIT's property manager. National Australia Bank representatives will be appointed to CTIM's board after the Monetary Authority of Singapore approves the deal. Michael Dwyer, Oxley executive chairman, said the firm looked ...

Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... spent on alternative energy. "Wouldn't it be great to look back and be able to say 'didn't Australia do well getting on board when we did'." There are also big opportunities transitioning current major industries. "When the Prime Minister was recently ...

Fed does an RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... and economic growth will be fairly slow, over the period ahead." It went on the conclude that "with demand slowing, the Board's view is that scope to move towards a less restrictive stance of monetary policy in the period ahead is increasing." Like the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... 4,817. In economic news today, the Reserve Bank of Australia announces its decision on interest rates following its monthly board meeting. The Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for July is due. In company ...

Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... growth-inflation balance in their respective economies. Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hold its monthly board meeting on Tuesday to assess the country's monetary policy settings. Calls for the RBA to cut interest rates gained traction ...

BlackRock and Ralton join IMAP board

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... Accounts Providers (IMAP) has recruited BlackRock's Cormac Heffernan and Ralton Asset Management's Damian Holland to its board of directors. In an IMAP meeting held in Melbroune last week, Heffernan, head of BlackRock's SMA, was appointed a director ...