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Tower appoints distribution head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... Australia has appointed Patrick O'Connor as head of distribution for the Retail Life business. O'Connor will report to the company's chief executive Retail Life, Brett Clark. O'Connor has held a number of roles within TOWER since joining the company ...

Sovereign funds lose out after bank bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... investment. SWF investors will likely hold their 7 per cent preferred bond as the prospect of stock ownership for a $2 per share company selling off assets is not good." But it is not only the GIC that stands to lose out. The nationalisation of the US ...

GWA opens Melbourne office

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... 2000. The firm restructured in 2003 and partnered with FTSE group to develop more indices, again designed to highlight a company's wealth creation using its income, cash flow and book value.

Custodians to play bigger role on risk mgmt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... counterparty risk. Perry said, however, that building the right counterparty data systems takes time, which is why the company has embarked on a business strategy to work more closely with their clients about both party's goals in the long term. "Clients ...

China could own America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... liquidation. The underlying reason is perhaps the preferred stock's characteristic of having no voting rights - it keeps the company in private hands. That is, it is not nationalised. Another reason: no preserve the value of the company's common shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... up, however. At 0757 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 77 points lower at 3,284. In company news today, as the profit season continues, first half results are due from Sonic Healthcare Ltd, Suncorp-Metway Ltd, Babcock ...

Infrastructure fund beats downturn

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... The fund's benchmark return is 8.75 per cent per annum after fees and implied superannuation tax. According to TPCG's company secretary, Independent Fund Administrators & Advisers, the fund was first set up to meet the investment needs of industry super ...

WA planning firm moves east

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Tolhurst Noall executive, Michael Carter joined the firm soon after. Indian Ocean Capital provides securities trading, public company capital raisings, venture capital, derivatives trading, seed capital and private research services. Previous initial ...

Aviva and Legg Mason hire more BDMs

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Aviva hired Adam Tyley and Davina Poletto as business development managers while Legg Mason appointed Lia Gunawan to a similar role. Tyley returns to Aviva after travelling around Europe. Before his stint at Aviva, Tyley worked at Professional Investment ...

ASIC catches short sale bungle

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
ASIC has stopped Sydney-based investment firm, Droga Capital, from short selling for three months after the company's director tried to sell mining shares he did not own. ASIC alleges the firm's sole director Daniel Droga, on behalf of Droga Capital ...