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Zurich creates investment and life account role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Zurich Financial Services has appointed Nick Langton to the newly created role of national key accounts manager of its Investments and Life Risk divisions. The role was created to provide a greater focus on the relationship between the firm and its ...

Lehman realigns to focus globally

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Lehman Brothers has shifted to a global fixed income management strategy forcing them to abandon their Australian focused funds. "We will no longer be managing Australian based fixed income assets for our clients," said the firm in a statement. "[However] ...

BankWest's recruitment drive on track

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
BankWest's financial planning business has recruited 27 financial planners since its inception in December last year and is on schedule to have a financial planner in each branch, according to Mark Reid, BankWest head of retail. Reid said BankWest's ...

Macquarie posts 23pct profit hike

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
Macquarie Group has reported a 23 per cent rise in net profit after tax to $1.8 billion on the previous year, buoyed by strong returns from its investment banking deals and equity-related businesses in Asia-Pacific and Europe. The group's assets under ...

Investec earnings modest, eyes Aus

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008

From Wall Street to the Great Wall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
Investment guru Burton Malkiel, author of the acclaimed book "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" has identified raw material stocks, inflation-linked securities and the emerging markets as the prime asset classes to invest in. Speaking at a Vanguard investor ...

JP Morgan runs ESG checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
JP Morgan has developed a post-trade environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance reporting service to help finance institutions comply with their socially responsible investment (SRI) policies. Using its existing post trade compliance reporting ...

AUD hits 24 year high against greenback

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
The Australian dollar this morning hit a 24 year high against the US greenback. The AUD was trading at 95.5 cents, up 2 per cent since the beginning of the month and up a staggering 16.2 per cent since this time last year. Against the Euro and the Chinese ...

PIS to list best practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) is planning to list a business which will feature some of its top financial planning and accounting practices. The division's holding company, Professional Investment Holdings, intends to purchase 20 to 25 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
The Australian share market was marginally higher at noon after a uninspired opening due to weaker base metals prices in London. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 5,894.7 while the broader All Ordinaries ...