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Broker caught after $30m insurance scam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
New South Wales insurance broker Scot Weston has pleaded guilty to four charges of dishonest conduct. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleges Weston, employed as an insurance broker by Hirtes Insurance Brokers at the time ...

Tax offsets for fin advice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
The Federal Government should be prepared to provide tax offsets of up to two thirds of the cost of financial advice if they are serious about increasing Australians' access to these services, according to Mercer Wealth Solutions. Mercer's financial ...

SSgA appoints ex-Old Mutual exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
State Street Corporation has appointed former Old Mutual US executive, Scott Powers to president and chief executive at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Powers replaces James Phelan, who returns to his role as head of international operations within ...

Longevity puts focus on trauma insurance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Improving longevity means insurance will need to cover individuals while they are still alive - not when they die, delegates of last week's Riskstore Living Insurances conference were told. "Cancer rates are going up but this is because of aging. Actual ...

Vanguard appoints new IS head

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Scott Lawrence has appointed head of investment solutions, Asia Pacific of Vanguard Investments Australia. Lawrence will be based in Singapore, a position Vanguard claims will strengthen its capability in the institutional market in Asia as part of ...

True Index contains residual risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
Financial advisers and investors must realise True Index funds are not immune to extreme market events, according to Scott Donald, Russell Investment Group director of fiduciary research. True Index funds aim to replicate an index by investing in an ...

MFS breaches $184m loan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
MFS Premium Income Fund is engaging the Bank of Scotland in talks following a multi-million dollar loan facility breach. The fund's auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers notes the fund has breached a loan facility of $184 million with third party bank, the ...

Chasing the deposit dollar

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The increase and availability of wholesale funding dilemma is causing major headaches for banks, but investors long cash are reaping the benefits with some term rates passing eight per cent, more than a full percentage point higher than the official ...

Calliva offers SuperAccess to SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
Mortgages and superannuation funds meet at a crossroads in a new market venture that will give self-managed super funds (SMSF) members the chance to invest in property through their mortgage loans. ASX listed Firstfolio has partnered with specialist ...

Valad splurges $138m for debut purchase

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
Time waits for no man, and Valad Property Group has certainly taken the proverb to heart as it wastes little time in snapping up three London office properties with its newly established UK Opportunity Fund. The $137.8 million purchase is the first ...