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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... BHP Billiton releases its quarterly production report. Progen Pharmaceuticals holds a general meeting. The Australian Securities and Exchange Commission action against Fortescue Metals Group continues in the Federal Court in Perth. MasterCard Australia ...

Court convicts unlicensed Westpoint planner

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
... providing financial advice, which led to clients investing in Westpoint products, without a licence. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleged Rowntree operating a financial advice business, Solutions One Finance Group, between ...

Plato receives $20m inflow

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... "mainly" targeting the boutique firm's Australian shares 130/30 strategy. This information comes as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced it is keeping the ban on covered short selling of financial securities until the ...

Another super buy for Snowball

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... corporate super business of Thornton Group - marking the financial services firm's continued buying spree. In an Australian Securities Exchange statement yesterday, Snowball announced it had acquired the corporate super arm of Thornton, which has approximately ...

Global property revival

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... approach of a 50/50 position, some to 70/30 and some up to 100 per cent into global REITs. They just include Australian securities in that [100 per cent] global mandate," said O'Brien. Investors being burnt by the A-REIT plummet last year can not only ...

Storm enters liquidation

MEDIA RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... inappropriate for us to comment on the possible outcomes of our investigation at this time," he said. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) welcomed the court's decision. The regulator said it plans to work closely with the liquidators ...

Opposition slams govt short selling claims

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... Sherry said. He said the introduction of a comprehensive disclosure regime for covered short selling and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) compliance and enforcement powers are aligned with IOSCO's second and third principle. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... conference. In company news, New Hope Coal, Oroton Group and Myer Pty Ltd report first-half results. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will apply for the wind up of Storm Financial Ltd in the Federal Court. On Monday, the Australian ...

Restrict 'adviser' term: AFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... Advisers (AFA) has called upon Treasury to restrict the term 'adviser' to those that are regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and comply with the Corporations Act. "The problem at the moment is that anyone offering ...

ASIC seeks Storm liquidation

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has applied to place Storm Financial into liquidation after the firm's former directors posted a "misleading" memorandum on their website. This application follows the Storm Financial's former ...