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Plan B names new CEO

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Andrew Black will step into the chief executive role at Plan B Group Holdings on September 19, with a continued focus on national expansion and capitalising on the group's FOFA-readiness. Former chief executive and managing director of Skandia Australia ...

MLC lands corporate super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
MLC Business Super will manage the $15 million Clark Equipment Australia Group staff superannuation fund after being awarded the mandate, moving further into the corporate superannuation market. MLC will provide a tailored superannuation and employee ...

Brookes departs as CCSL chief

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
Chief executive officer Nicholas Brookes will leave superannuation trustee business CCSL today, following the company's sale to Diversa Group in April. Brookes founded CCSL in 2006 and has built up a healthy client base of 22 with $1.2 billion of funds ...

AIA Australia creates Asia role, new CEO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Life insurance group AIA Australia has appointed chief executive Damien Green to a Hong Kong-based role where he will grow AIA Group business across the region. Green has held the reins at AIA Australia since November 2009 and will start the newly created ...

Fed move checks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... puts upward pressure on inflation around the globe. When the Fed announced QE2 last November, Bloomberg reported that, "A group of 23 economists, money managers and former government officials issued an open letter to Bernanke on Nov. 15 saying the central ...

VicSuper nabs three sustainability awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
VicSuper has landed three awards in the ninth annual ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards, including best report in the financial service sector. Global accounting body Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) announced the winners yesterday ...

Yellow Brick Road seals deal with Nine

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
Wealth management firm Yellow Brick Road will be promoted on television by the Nine Network at discounted rates after the media group formalised its purchase of 19.9% of the company today. Yellow Brick Road today announced it had entering into formal ...

AUI banking on insto retirement capital

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... not providing the anticipated returns. AUI believes that the fact that it buys the villages and then operates them at a group level is beginning to strike a chord with investors. "The key differentiator that's starting to resonate with investors is that ...

Insurers face up to harsh environment

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Suncorp said it is satisfied with recent reinsurance negotiations and maintained its margin forecast despite being hit by increased costs due to a shift in Australia's risk profile. The international reinsurance market has seen enough natural disasters ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market was firmer at noon, on track to post a third straight day of gains, with the healthcare and industrials sector leading the broader market higher. At 1206 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37.6 points, or 0.83 per ...