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Social media crises on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... that of the Altimeter research on 50 social media crises, the results found almost half could have been avoided if the company in question had a tried and tested social media crisis plan or had done prior research. Griffin said that a solid social media ...

Hastings appoints new chief executive

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... domestic and international track record. He was until recently Chief Executive of Eircom Holdings Limited, an investment company. In his role he managed interests in the Irish telecommunications business Eircom and the Israeli directories business Golden ...

Gender diversity falls under hiring pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... managers should counteract this with long term hiring strategies. "This will expand the candidate pool and ensure the company really does get the best candidate - male or female," said McFerran. In related news, the latest Manpower Employment Outlook ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... per cent, Brussels 2.02 per cent, and Zurich nudged up 0.29 per cent the day Swiss bank UBS said a rogue trader lost the company $US2 billion ($A1.95 billion). The euro jumped over the $US1.39 level for the first time this week following the announcement ...

Brand fit for a boardroom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... said that having your own brand is "extremely important" for entrepreneurs who live and die by the name or brand of their company. But if you're working within an organisation, particularly in the traditionally conservative sector of financial services ...

Perpetual outsources central data hub

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... manufacturing of their International Share funds in Ireland and moved across the Atlantic to US firm, Wellington Management Company. A review of the firm's market demand, profitability and alignment to its equities business strategy found it was not ...

Towers Watson Investment adds to research team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... during the past year. Most recently Peter Lewis, a 20-year veteran real estate investor, joined Towers Watson to head the company's US real estate investment manager research team. Globally, the Towers Watson Investment business now has over 650 associates ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... performing sector, down 4.2 per cent. Stocks were led lower by Cochlear Ltd, which plummeted 20.1 per cent to $57.70 after the company announced it would recall of one of its hearing implant ranges. Major miners dropped on the back of offshore falls ...

Australian Unity revenue reaches $1bn

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... Unity Group reported annual revenue of $1 billion for the first time in its results for the year ending June 30, 2011. The company reported a 34% boost in operating earnings to $31.7 million, while profit after tax grew 50% on the previous year to $25.6 ...

Praemium capital raising for growth

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... larger shareholders, new institutional and professional investors, as well as its newly appointed chief executive and three company directors. "We are very pleased with the investor support for this capital raising in a difficult investment environment," ...