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Ord Minnett appoints head of research

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Ord Minnett has appointed Stephen Scott to the position of head of research at Ord Minnett.

BTIM adds to multi strategies team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
BT Investment Management has appointed former Aviva and UBS executives, Vimal Gor and Stuart Eliot to its multi strategies team.

Mecchi leaves HOSTPLUS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Umberto Mecchi, executive manager marketing, strategy & sales at HOSTPLUS, has left the super fund after five years to pursue a career in advertising.

Hartsuyker named new shadow minister for super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Luke Hartsuyker MP is the new Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law.

Boardrooms lack female directors: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
More than half of the country's ASX200 listed companies don't have a female board director - prompting one gender advocacy group to release a name-and-shame report on the gender imbalance that continues to prevail in the financial services sector.

BT Financial names new head

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
BT Financial Group chief executive Rob Coombe is taking a new post within Westpac and will be replaced by former Westpac NZ chief Brad Cooper at the helm.

Richard Keary to head FRM Australia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
Hedge fund veteran Richard Keary is to join global fund of hedge funds, Financial Risk Management (FRM) to head of the Australian business.

Equipsuper CEO jumps to Equity Trustees

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
The chief executive of the $4-billion plus Equipsuper, Robin Burns has been appointed managing director of Equity Trustees.

Nesbitt leaves Perpetual for Suncorp

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
John Nesbitt, the former head of Private Wealth at Perpetual, has joined Suncorp-Metway as chief financial officer.

AMP Cap appoints Japan MD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
AMP Capital Investors has appointed Toshiaki Yamashita as managing director and representative director in Japan after he joined the firm in July in a similar role.