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IOOF's head of retail funds departs

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
IOOF's head of retail funds management, Jarrod Brown, resigned from the group yesterday, only a week after media reports that the group had suspended four of its senior executives while an accounting investigation took place.

Aon makes internal COO appointment

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
Aon Australia's corporate business has looked internally to appoint a new chief operating officer with an IT and business background to help steer the operational side of the business.

IFM open for business in London

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has opened an office in London and appointed three staff, including a local infrastructure specialist.

SAM picks up a Mercer principal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
Simon Romijn has left Mercer Investment Consulting to take up a role with the Sustainable Asset Management Group (SAM).

AXA Asia Pac chief to bow out

AXA Asia Pacific group chief executive, Les Owen, has said he does not intend to extend his contract which expires at year-end, stating the time is right for a change after his near seven year tenure at the top.

Schroders open for business in Victoria

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
Schroder Investment Management Australia has opened its new Melbourne office and appointed a business development manager to drive growth.

Challenger re-invents distribution team

Funds management group Challenger has announced that senior managers in its distribution team will be shuffling chairs, in line with the company's continued growth push.

PIMCO announces new vice president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
PIMCO Australia has announced the appointment of a new senior vice president effective tomorrow.

MLC promotes two in ThreeSixty

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
MLC has announced two key internal promotions in its ThreeSixty research team ahead of plans to increase its research into alternative investments, at the same time extending its use of research from external providers.

Former UBS head moves to Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse has appointed Marcel Kreis, formerly head of UBS Global Wealth Management in South East Asia and Pacific, as its new head of private banking Asia Pacific.