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Premium appoints Queensland specialist

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Premium China Funds Management has hired George Fattal as Asia investment specialist (Queensland).

Platinum Capital appoints chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Platinum Capital Limited, part of Platinum Asset Management, has announced the appointment of Bruce Phillips to the role of chairman.

UBS property fund mgrs exit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
Andrew McGrath and David Curtis, co-portfolio managers of Australian-listed property securities at UBS Global Asset Management have resigned. Jakov Males, director and senior portfolio manager (Australian equities) will take over their portfolios mid-November.

State Street CEO and chairman retires

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
State Street Corporation's chairman and chief executive, Ronald E. Logue, will retire from State Street on March 1, 2010, after almost two decades with the company.

Gonzalez move a win-win: analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
One of Perpetual's longest serving executives, Emilio Gonzalez, is to take the helm at BT Investment Management, a high profile recruitment that is a coup for BT but could also set the stage for fresh changes at Perpetual, said an analyst.

ARIA appoints portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
The $15.9 billion ARIA has appointed Martin McComish as portfolio manager, listed international equities.

New deputy chair for complaints tribunal

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Legal expert and deputy chairman of legalsuper Rod Smith has been appointed full-time deputy chairperson of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal.

Gibson appointed interim CEO of City Super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
The $1 billion City Super has hired former ESI Super chief executive Karen Gibson on a six-month contract to lead the fund, as current chief Ian Prowse recovers from ill health.

Perennial recruits investment specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Perennial Investment Partners has hired three new investment specialists to service the firm's planner and dealer group clients.

HFA appoints non-exec director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
HFA Accelerator Plus (HAP), a listed hedge fund, has appointed former HSBC Investment Banking Group executive Bill O'Neill as independent non-executive director.