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LKM directors blocked from leaving Oz

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... Limited). LKM joins a growing list of financial services providers that have failed their investors namely Astarra, Opes Prime and Westpoint.

Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... of the GFC. Assisted, of course, by strong demand from more than a billion Chinese consumers. Just imagine if Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd buckled under Opposition pressure back then? In his 2008 budget reply, ex-Opposition leader Brendan Nelson ...

Jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... to demand and spending. So why does the Federal Government continue to insist that, "Houston we have a problem?" Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment Julia Gillard welcomed the latest jobs numbers but warned that, "While Australia is weathering ...

Ord Minnett appoints head of research

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Ord Minnett has appointed Stephen Scott to the position of head of research at Ord Minnett. Scott will be responsible for running both the investment strategy team and Ord Minnett's team of specialist research analysts covering Australian equities. ...

Still a lucky country: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... cent in Q1 2009. But to put in context, the same index registered a high of 28.4 points back in early 2007 before the sub-prime crisis unfolded. A subset of the same survey then looked at whether investors intend to invest more money next year, called ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... Party Leader Malcolm Turnbull's gutsy brinkmanship in not only challenging his own Party but in his direct challenge to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to call an election if the Senate fails to pass the amended emissions trading legislation. The result of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... Maintenance Services Ltd releases interim results. Companies holding annual general meetings include Australian Vintage Ltd, Prime Media Group Ltd, Regional Express Ltd, REA Group Ltd, Cash Converters International, Catalpa Resources Ltd and SP Telemedia ...

Ripoll heats up sales or advice debate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... fee arrangements, than to cause the sort of catastrophic outcomes described earlier in this report [such as Storm and Opes Prime]."

Lessons learned from Opes Prime

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... retail investors to ineffective disclosure, the Ripoll Inquiry has investigated the factors that fuelled the failure of Opes Prime - and outlined what needs to be done to prevent future disasters. One of the biggest triggers of the Opes Prime debacle ...

Super about national not personal savings: Morgan

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... told the ASFA conference this morning that we need to remember that concern about Australia's national savings rate was a prime motivator of the superannuation guarantee levy in the first place. But with Australia's current account deficit rising due ...