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Russell continues sales team growth

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
Russell Investment Group today announced the appointment of former BNP Paribas executive Chris Briant as director of institutional sales. The move is part of Russell's move to provide more specialised solutions for institutional clients. Stephen Roberts ...

Professionals must have an ethical code: CFA Institute

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... skills. But the two working together are a powerful mix, said Gonzalez. Gonzalez said last year there were 139 new CFA charter holders admitted in Australia. However, in a sign of things to come, there were two-and-a- half times more in China. Indeed ...

Perpetual CIO to head global CFA institute

Emilio Gonzalez, the chief investment officer of Perpetual Investments, will become the first Australian to be elected chairman of the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute board, effective 1 September. The CFA Institute is a global ...

Fixed income reinvented: Lehman

The fixed income sector is going through a fundamental "philosophical shift" as more investors demand absolute return-type fixed income strategies over traditional long-only products, said Jack Malvey, chief global fixed-income strategist at Lehman ...

FinLit programs damaging schools

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... "like working in a pressure cooker" with "teachers feeling guilty if they don't get through everything." Calling for a charter to redefine primary schools' roles, Trimper said primary schools have become a ready market for interest groups pushing pet ...

ANZ appoints ops and IT head

ANZ has appointed David Cartwright as group managing director in operations, technology and shared services, following the planned retirement of Mike Grime. Cartwright will move from the United Kingdom where he was previously the chief executive officer ...

TOWER adds two to its board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
TOWER Australia Group has appointed two new independent directors, chairman Dr Keith Barton announced yesterday. Peter Lewinsky and Ralph Pliner have been appointed to the board of TOWER effective immediately. Dr Barton said the two new directors would ...

Courts continue to unwind Westpoint mess

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The Federal Court has ordered the winding up of 14 companies associated with Norman Carey and the Westpoint group. Ruling on an application made by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Federal Court ordered the winding up ...

More global, more professional: FPSB

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), the umbrella body that offers Certified Financial Planners (CFP) certification, is undergoing a major system overhaul that will benefit CFP-accredited financial planners by making their accreditation recognised ...

Use SG to pay HECS and let funds borrow: ICAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) has gotten on the front foot and already lodged its pre-budget submission with the Federal Government asking for some radical policy shifts that include allowing members to use their Superannuation ...