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• CEO turnover in ASX 200 reaches three-year high

  CEO turnover across the ASX 200 has hit a three year high of 22 per cent as demand for tech-savvy c-suite execs increases, according to a Robert Half report.

• CIO Interview: Viv Da Ros, chief information officer, Caltex Australia

  Caltex's Viv ​Da Ros talks to CIO Australia about how he got into IT, the technology innovations that have been created by its digital lab, the influence of artificial intelligence, and the ever-changing environment for technology and digital chiefs.​

• Workplace automation won’t destroy finance jobs: report

  More finance jobs will be created than replaced by technology-led automation, new research claims.

• Cyber attacks have hit most Australian companies: report

  Australian organisations are firmly in hackers’ sights with 85 per cent reporting that they have been breached sometime in the past, well above the global average of 60 per cent, according to a new report.

• ​IT security workers to command the highest salaries

  IT security specialists are expected to command the biggest salary increases over the next five years, according to a new report.

• ​David Jones’ website hacked

  David Jones is the second retailer to announce a security breach in as many days, admitting on Friday that a third party exploited a vulnerability in its website to extract information about some customers.
  

• David Jones taps IBM for multi-channel platform

  David Jones (ASX:DJS) has handed IBM a deal to deploy a multi-channel retail sales platform, covering the company's retail, web, mobile and social media efforts.

• David Jones forecasts up to 20% 1H profit slump

  Shares in David Jones (ASX:DJS) fell to a two-year low as the company warned it expects a 15-20% decline in 1H12 profit, and no longer expects to report profit growth in FY11

• David Jones profit up 9% to $171m

  Retailer David Jones (ASX:DJS) posted a 9.1% uplift in FY10 profit to $170.7m, and said it is on track to reach its performance targets for the next two years

• David Jones (ASX:DJS), board sued for $37m

  Kristy Fraser-Kirk has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against David Jones (ASX:DJS), former CEO Mark McInness and the existing David Jones board

• ASX 200 down almost 2%

  The ASX200 was down 77 points to 4268 at noon, a drop of 1.8%. The slump mirrors drops on Wall Street and European exchanges overnight.

• ASX up 66 points, mining flat

  At 2pm the ASX200 was up 66 points – a rise of 1.5%

• David Jones poised for further growth: CEO

  The company has "never been better prepared" for the vital Christmas sales period

• ASX slips on rate rise news

  The ASX200 gave up most of its early gains once the Reserve Bank announced a 25 basis point increase in the cash rate.

• ASX down at 2pm

  Commonwealth Bank, David Jones up. AWB and Wotif down.