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Aon beefs up Sydney team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
... Hepburn-Brown will take on head of project management and Guy Smith will become head of Aon's professions team. Employed by Aon Canada, O'Reilly was previously senior vice president with Aon Reed Stenhouse since 1998. O'Reilly will be responsible for ...

Canadian fund slams investment restrictions

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Canada's sixth largest pension fund, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has called for the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions to remove rules that restrict how much pension funds can invest in certain assets. The fund claimed ...

Babcock & Brown launches DIF III

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... assets are sourced through Babcock & Brown's global pipeline of investments with a focus on Australia, New Zealand, US, Canada and Western Europe. The fund's second close is expected later this year with the third and final close likely on the second ...

RBC Dexia wins $5.6bn custody mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... an ideal choice as custodian for our portfolio," he said. FranASois Bouchy-Picon, RBC Dexia's regional head for Eastern Canada, said, "We are extremely pleased to welcome IA Clarington Investments as our newest client in the Canadian market. We anticipate ...

Macq adds to small caps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... First State, Walsh was an executive analyst at RFC Corporate Finance and mining research analyst for the Royal Bank of Canada Dominion Securities in the UK. Neil Carter, co-head of Macquarie Australian Small Companies, said, "David has experience as ...

The price of pain

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... European Central Bank gave their patient another dose, this time 61.05 billion (99.08 billion). Friday also saw Bank of Canada tip C$1.64 billion (1.84 billion) into the banking system and Singapore's Monetary Authority added S$1.5 billion (1.16 billion). ...

RBC Dexia scores two global custody deals

... Services said they chose the group because of its expanded suite of services following the joint venture of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Dexia in 2006. "We feel they are a strong partner who is well-positioned to support our business needs in multiple ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... talk, Mr Whiting said. But interest in the miner flagged somewhat after it issued a denial that it had been approached by Canada's Cameco Corp. At 1212 AEST, Paladin had gained 14 cents to $8.42. "Elsewhere, the banks are up slightly so they're helping ...

Canada next on PIS list

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
Professional Investment Services (PIS) looks set to add Canada to the list of its overseas operations that already include New Zealand, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Creating momentum for the latest initiative, called Project 500, PIS chief ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... open stronger today after a surge in US stocks, partly buoyed by Rio Tinto's $US38.1 billion ($A44.2 billion) takeover for Canada's Alcan Inc. At 0649 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was 62 points higher at 6,430. ...