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One year jail for Opes Prime directors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Former directors of failed business Opes Prime Stockbroking have received jail terms for their part in the stockbroker's infamous collapse. Lirim (Laurie) Emini and Anthony Blumberg were charged following an extensive Australian Securities and Investment ...

Time for super to step up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... through poor regulation leading to bad product design and flawed distribution practices, evidenced by the proliferation of sub-prime loans in the US being bundled into collateralised bond products that were on-sold across the world. "It highlights how ...

Opes Prime directors admit guilt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
Lirim Emini and Anthony Blumberg, the former directors of Opes Prime Stockbroking (OPSL), pleaded guilty to charges related to the collapse of the company in 2008, which left around $630 million owed to creditors. Facing charges brought by ASIC in front ...

ASX carbon tax ready and willing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
The strong outlook for carbon derivatives has placed the Australian Securities Exchange in prime position post-carbon tax, according to head of equities strategy, Morningstar. Ross Bird, head of equities strategy, Morningstar, said in his special report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... suffered the sharpest falls. Investor concern rose further after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had told Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to ensure Italy's parliament approved an austerity budget to send "a very important signal" to ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Yes, I know. It was very conspicuous -- the absence of even a single line of commentary on this space over Prime Minister Gillard's Sunday announcement of the carbon tax nitty-gritties. I didn't want to jump the gun or add my still confused thoughts ...

BetaShares adds major currencies to ETF range

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
BetaShares is looking to capitalise on the continued strength of the Australian dollar, adding British pounds and Euro currency ETFs to its portfolio of ASX listed products. The British pounds and Euros, held on deposit by JPMorgan Chase Bank, will ...

AUI banking on insto retirement capital

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... run. While insisting that AUI remains committed to the retail market, wholesale and institutional investors have become the prime target to help get the retirement village fund up and running. "Given the demographics of Australia and ageing Australians ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... shares rose 4.69 per cent, or 48.80 points, to 1,090.28 after the opposition Puea Thai party, led by the sister of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won a huge and decisive election victory on Sunday. In other markets, Singapore closed 0.46 per ...

IMF elects new chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011