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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... divide its wine and brewing businesses into separate listed companies. Macquarie Group Ltd reports full year results, and Origin Energy Ltd, Roc Oil Ltd, Northern Energy Corporation, Murchison Metals Ltd, Platinum Australia Ltd, Australian Worldwide ...

Opposition attacks opt-in concession

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has eased reforms on financial planners by extending the opt-in period but the Opposition has attacked, saying it would still cost an average firm $50,000. Adviser groups have lobbied hard against the opt-in ...

Certitude eyes liquidity boost

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Increased investment in managed accounts has enabled fund manager Certitude Global Investments to lift liquidity restrictions on its HFA Diversified Investments Fund (DIF) as of June 30 2011. Certitude will remove all remaining restrictions on the $350 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... Santos was up 29 cents, or 1.86 per cent, at $15.92 and Woodside lifted 87 cents, or 1.87 per cent, to $47.47 at 1213 AEST. Origin Energy was placed in a trading halt pending an announcement about its Australian Pacific liquified natural gas joint venture ...

We shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
"We shall overcome someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome someday. The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through someday..." Just replace "The Lord" in the lyrics above with the "The ...

Rogue trader banned for four years

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
A rogue forex trader has been banned for four years by Australia's corporate watchdog after fleecing the savings of six Gold Coast residents through a pooled fund. Andrew Mark Perkin must not provide any financial products or services under the enforceable ...

Investors in line for Fincorp payout

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
More than 5000 investors look set to be compensated for their losses from Fincorp Investments, after the Federal Court of Australia authorised the release of details of the compensation scheme. A proposed multi-million dollar settlement that will include ...

Chartwell dir Hoy jailed 13 yrs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Failed Ponzi-scheme Chartwell Enterprises director, Graeme Hoy, sentenced to 13 years and nine months imprisonment after pleading guilty to 44 deception charges totalling almost $22 million. Hoy originally faced 148 counts of obtaining a financial advantage ...

Wingate profits from Everest stake

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Fund manager Wingate Direct Investments has sold its 19.9 per cent investment in Everest Financial Group after receiving an anonymous bid for its stake, gaining 32 per cent on its original investment. The investment manager offloaded its stake in Everest ...

Franklin Global Growth gets three-star rating

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Franklin Global Growth has now been rated by Standard & Poor's, completing the analyst firm's review of the International Equities Large Cap - Concentrated peer group. Franklin Global Growth was given three stars in its debut grading by the ratings ...