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Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... seconds it took before Briggs hit the canvass... but the result was the same. Share prices "dove" after, according to media reports, Big Ben in the red corner landed a knock out punch with his words, "the economic outlook remains unusually uncertain." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... 0.18 per cent, at 20,431.06, after gaining 3.1 per cent over the previous three sessions. China's government denied media reports that it had loosened controls on mortgage lending in first-tier cities. China's housing ministry acknowledged "positive ...

AXA sells UK life and savings business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... provides the firm with greater scale in a number of product areas of protection and corporate pensions. AXA confirmed media reports it was in talks with Resolution regarding the sale of its life and savings operations in the UK two weeks ago. AXA retains ...

Trio funds to be wound up

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... they have not been able to establish the existence or value of the foreign assets of the fund, contrary to recent media reports that have suggested otherwise, noted the statement.

Galleon sinks $4bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... as soon as the news emerged, with SEC posting details of the charges on its website. Rajaratnam said in overseas media reports that he is innocent of all charges although his company then sent letters to investors about the gradual winding down of the ...

CalPERS reviews US$50m fees to placement agent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... resulted in a "special review" to be conducted by Steptoe & Johnson LLP and other independent advisers. According to media reports in the US, Villalobos has denied any wrongdoing and will be cooperating with CalPERS. The fund's decision to investigate ...

Ban flipping arrangements: ISN

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... fees and commissions, and a decrease in insurance benefits for members, along with higher cost premiums. ISN cited media reports noting 100,000 Australians have been 'flipped' without 'their express consent' in the last year. "Where they are receiving ...

LPTs recover and show value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... but they choose not to." In order to make the right calls, Christopher said financial planners must look analyse media reports, market announcements and company balance sheets to understand whether a trust is being unfairly discounted. "If there isn't ...

More mortgage brokers to sell insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... execute within a given timeframe, in order to retain their accreditations to sell certain products, according to media reports. Meanwhile Russell said the new partnership with Lifebroker would not dilute the firm's mortgage broking core - but acknowledged ...

AFA renews call to restrict 'financial adviser' term

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... Advisers (AFA) is again calling for Treasury to restrict the term 'financial adviser' amid a barrage of negative media reports on the planning industry. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the AFA, said the term 'financial adviser' needs to be restricted ...