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Chief exec resigns from AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Michael Bargholz, chief executive of AllianceBernstein Australia, announced his resignation from the firm, also stepping down from his role as director at the Financial Services Council.

Mercer chief scores plum promotion

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Investment services and consulting group Mercer has promoted its global chief operating officer to the plum role of global head of wealth management consulting.

Certitude names head of investments and adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Certitude Global Investments has created a new role and appointed a head of investments and an investment advisor to its committee.

S&P loses Hoven

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Standard & Poor's managing director of fund services Mark Hoven has moved on from the ratings house.

Bennelong nabs two Herschel managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Bennelong Funds Management has nabbed two fund managers from Herschel Asset Management, forming a new absolute return team.

Mercer expands with global chief investment role

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Mercer continues its global expansion, creating the new role of global chief investment officer of mainstream assets to support its building $44 billion investment management business.

Western Asset brings in fixed income manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Fund manager Western Asset Management, owned by legg mason, has appointed experienced portfolio manager Damon Shinnick to its Australian fixed income team.

CFS creates new distrib role

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Colonial First State has created a new general manager of marketing and distribution role, internally promoting Linda Elkin to the role.

State Super CEO heads to Schroders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Chris Durack, chief executive officer of State Super, is leaving the fund to join Schroder Investment Management as a director in the senior management team.

Lonsec research head exits for Morningstar

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Lonsec's general manager of research, Grant Kennaway, has resigned from the research house, effective immediately, and moved to the newly created position of head of fund research, Asia-Pacific at Morningstar.