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New CIO of Vanguard Group Chooses Appointees
Vanguard CIO chooses new heads of key groups. The new head of Equity Index Group is Joseph Brennan and included in his job description is looking after more than eighty different international and US index funds as well as exchange traded funds amounting to about US$1 trillion in assets.
Japanese Billionaire Okada Resigns from Wynn Resorts
Okada quits ahead of ouster move. Kazuo Okada resigned from Wynn Resorts Ltd not waiting for the results of the board of directors' vote. The Japanese billionaire is actually facing ouster by the board.
Einhorn Criticizes Dell Privatization Plan
Dell stock buyout plan seen as unfair. The Dell privatization plan is facing stiff criticism from hedge fund manager David Einhorn. Einhorn, who is in the midst of battle with Apple over that technology innovator's US$137 billion cash fund, is using the buyout of Dell shares as a cash policy that is unfriendly to its shareholders.
Oxygen Finance Names Mark Hoffman as New CEO
Former Commerce One CEO Mark Hoffman has been appointed as Global CEO at Oxygen Finance Oxygen Finance has named Mark Hoffman as Global chief executive officer to lead its revolutionary business-to-business (B2B) payments network worldwide.