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Challenger taps CFSGAM head for retirement product

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
Challenger Limited says it is seeking fresh thinking in retirement products and has hired Colonial First State Global Asset Management's former head of investment research for a newly created position.

AllianceBernstein expands Value Investment team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
AllianceBernstein Australia has appointed Anthony Moran to the Bernstein Australian Value team as a research analyst.

QSuper CIO joins the ASFA Board

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed QSuper CIO, Brad Holzberger to their board, replacing Michele Dolin who stepped down as GESB CEO earlier this year.

AustralianSuper creates head of equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
AustralianSuper has created a new role of head of equities as part of its strategy to build in-house investment talent, but the fund was clear that this does not mean mandates will be removed from external managers.

US S&P president replaced

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
Devon Sharma, president of Standard & Poor's since 2007, has been replaced in the role by chief operating officer of Citibank, Douglas Peterson, three weeks after Standard & Poor's historic weekend downgrade of US sovereign credit.

BTIM names new port specialist

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
BT Investment Management has appointed its new portfolio specialist and account manager as the group moves to strengthen relationships with dealer groups, advisers, and fund research.

Vanguard appoints senior portfolio manager, fixed income

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Vanguard has appointed Gemma Wright-Casparius as a senior portfolio manager and principal of the firm's US-based fixed income group.

SPAA board appoints comms specialist

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Robin Bowerman, Vanguard's current head of corporate affairs and market development, has been appointed to the SPAA board in what the association hopes will be an asset to its upcoming policy advocacy campaigns and membership drive.

Van Der Wielen heads to UK group Friends Life

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Just 12 months and three weeks after taking the top job, John Van Der Wielen has resigned from ANZ Wealth as managing director to move to UK group, Friends Life.

PIS names new CEO

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
Peter Walther has landed the top job at Professional Investment Services, starting on Monday as chief executive officer of the independently-owned financial advice business, three weeks after founder, Robbie Bennetts, moved into a part-time role.