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Former Hostplus marketing exec joins IFM

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
The former executive manager of marketing at Hostplus, Umberto Mecchi, has joined Industry Funds Management as executive director, marketing.

AIST hires trustee governance manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has appointed the former chief of Australian Lawyers Alliance, Eva Scheerlinck, to the newly-created role of trustee governance and professional standards manager.

Cooper starts new role at Challenger

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
Jeremy Cooper, former deputy chair of ASIC and architect of the recently completed Super System Review, has quietly started a new role at Challenger Financial Services.

BlackRock appoints head of iShares Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
BlackRock has promoted Mark Oliver to head of its iShares exchange traded fund (ETF) business in Australia.

Vow names new chief

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Former Macquarie Bank senior executive Tim Brown will take over from departing chief executive officer Jeff Zulman at Vow Financial early next year.

Plato appoints senior portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Plato Investment Management (Plato) names former State Street head of Asia ex Japan active equities (SSGA) Todd Kennedy as senior portfolio manager.

Rowe takes FPA chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
Former Financial Planning Association (FPA) deputy chair Matthew Rowe has officially assumed the role of chair at the annual general meeting today following the departure of Julie Berry.

Tyndall names head of retail

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
Tyndall Investments promoted Andrew Julius to head of retail, less than a fortnight after Japan-based Nikko Asset Management bought the fund manager from its previous owner, Suncorp Life.

Instreet appoints Brant to its board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
Instreet Investment adds a former Merrill Lynch director to its board.

Founder of GSAM quant group to retire

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
Bob Jones, founding head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management global quantitative equity group in Australia, will be retiring from the firm at the end of the year, after 24 years with the company.