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St George chief moves to Westpac

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
... as chief executive. Westpac chairman Ted Evans said Kelly has the energy, skills and experience the company needs. "The Board is delighted to welcome Gail to Westpac, she is a proven chief executive whose values are closely aligned to the Westpac culture," ...

LGSS expands direct property assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
... the nine-storey building has been renovated to include environmentally friendly components, which is in line with the LGSS board initiative to maximise environmental sustainability through its investments. In February, the fund announced it will implement ...

IFSA names three for industry excellence

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
... product rationalisation. Barlin is the current chair of the Tax Working Group and member of the Economics, Savings and Tax Board Committee. Keane, senior portfolio manager in the strategy division at QIC, has been chair of the P Group for the last three ...

ASSOB appoints new head

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
The Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB), a platform to assist unlisted venture companies raise capital, has appointed a new managing director. Brookes McTavish, a specialist in capital-raising, company restructures and business turnarounds ...

Governance key to improving returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... governance and strong performance. "What they felt & was that not for profits have a far better alignment of interest between the board and their members, and that had a significant bearing on how they run their business," he said. "The second most important ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
... Eric Betts said there was a climate of "heightened risk aversion", following Wall St's woes. "We've had falls across the board following Wall St, and the problems in Europe as well stemming from the sub-prime loan problem," he said. "It's just a climate ...

Deutsche Asset Management head quits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
... and effectively, it's the opportunity to spend some time with them and I'll still keep my finger in the industry, from the board positions at Deutsche." He said the break would last for "at least a year, maybe longer" and he intended to use the time ...

Rate hike to launch dollar?

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
Higher inflation has proved too hot to handle for the Reserve Bank board who increased the cash rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent - our highest cash rate since November 1996. Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens, highlighted that economic conditions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
... 28.74 points, to close at 21,907.99. WELLINGTON - The share market snapped a seven-session losing streak with an across-the-board rally. The NZSX-50 index closed up 61.05 points, or 1.5 per cent, at 4136.24, recouping all of the previous day's losses. ...

Labour calls for fin services tax reforms

... annual conference this year, Bowen said they would refer their proposals of a new managed investments tax regime to the Board of Taxation. "Labor will direct the Board of Tax to examine options to introduce a specific managed investments tax regime in ...