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ING buys 37.5pc stake in Sentry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... cent of Perth-based dealer group, Sentry Financial Group. ING Australia (INGA) occupies a seat on Sentry Financial Group's board as part of the funding arrangement. Ross Bowden, INGA executive director for aligned distribution groups, said no decision ...

Good governance pays 18pc more

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... nine per cent more share price volatility than those with good governance. The more non-executive directors on a company's board improved profitability, the report found, however too many directors was linked to lower returns. "Our growing database has ...

New chair at Virgin Money

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... of Sheppard on the same day. Virgin Money confirmed that it still has Macquarie Group-nominated Tony Gill on the Virgin board. Lester Doecke will also continue to act as an alternative director for Tony Gill. "Macquarie Bank remains committed as a 10 ...

Charles River signs MUAM

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... River IMS platform. "This project was critical to MUAM's strategic direction," said Takayuki Shimosato, director of the board, MUAM. "We now have a best-of-breed straight through processing solution that has delivered significant cost savings by streamlining ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... points lower at 5,515 on a volume of 15,303 contracts. CMC Markets dealer Andrew Knight said stocks were down across the board at noon, except for some mid-cap miners and energy stocks on the back of the strong oil price and higher base metal prices ...

Changing of the Vanguard

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... veteran William McNabb. Jack Brennan, who replaced Vanguard's founder Jack Bogle in 1996, will remain as chairman of the board, involved in the company's strategic and other initiatives. However, McNabb will become the group's president and director ...

City Pac dumps MFS deal

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... Limited. According to a statement released on the ASX yesterday, City Pacific chief executive Phil Sullivan said that the Board of City Pacific has resolved that "it will not make an offer for any assets owned by MFS Limited's financial services business." ...

Coordinated policy will boost population and capacity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... extremists but with our Asia region economic partners expanding at break-neck speed we have little choice but to get on board the same train. The AIFS is just arguing that integrated government policies will more easily help us achieve this goal.

Bravura appoints EMEA CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... roles for major international banks, life companies and technology businesses. Prior to consulting, Klim held a number of board positions including managing director for the UK operations of Marlborough Stirling Group where he led the acquisition of ...

Dinosaur fund taxes should be scrapped: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... Australia's managed funds industry may soon undergo a major tax revamp as Assistant Treasurer Chris Bowen calls for the Board of Taxation to review taxation arrangements applying to the sector. Minister Bowen told an Investment and Financial Services ...