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Nikko appoints four international sales executives

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has appointed four senior executives to new positions in its institutional sales and marketing team.

Westpac appoints NZ chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
David McLean has been appointed chief executive of Westpac New Zealand.

CBA is top banking brand for 2014

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is the country's highest-value banking brand for 2014, according to the Brand Finance Banking 500 study.

New Westpac chief executive scraps previous position

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
In his first day as Westpac chief executive, Brian Hartzer has restructured the company's Australian Financial Services division.

QIC closes on Sydney NorthConnex project

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
QIC has announced financial close on the Sydney NorthConnex infrastructure project in partnership with the Westlink M7 Motorway.

Work harder to fight negative press: AFA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Advisers and associations need to do more to fight negative stereotypes about financial planning, argued Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox at a recent Value Alliance event in Sydney.

Fairview Equity Partners appoints new senior investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
NAB Asset Management partner Fairview Equity Partners (Fairview) has appointed Leo Barry as senior investment manager.

Centric selects Maverick Capital for $50 million allocation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Findex-owned Centric Wealth (Centric) has invested $50 million in international equities with Maverick Capital following a global equity manager review, it announced today.

Centuria partners with Mason Stevens to deliver credit bond

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Centuria Life has partnered with Mason Stevens to add a bespoke credit bond to its Tax Astute product suite.

WAM Research investment portfolio outperforms index by 10.1%

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Wilson Asset Management's (WAM Research) investment portfolio rose 15.1% in the 12 months to 31 December 2014, outperforming the index by 10.1%.