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ASIC bans broker for deceptive conduct

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Perth-based insurance broker after it found he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. ASIC found that John Andrew Barr, of Darlington, Western Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened flat as investors hold out for official confirmation of a widely tipped interest rate cut. The stock market was down 2.5 points at 5091.3 after opening on Tuesday. Commsec analyst Juliette Saly said the flat start ...

Gunns chair pleads guilty to insider trading

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
John Gay, the former chairman of forestry company Gunns Limited, has pleaded guilty to insider trading. In December 2009, Gay sold 3.4 million shares in Gunns when he had inside information that the company's was faring poorly. When the company's half-year ...

Strong returns put UniSuper back in the black

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Strong investment returns from rebounding capital markets have strengthened UniSuper's balance sheet sufficiently to enable the fund trustee board to announce they no longer need to consider reducing members' benefits to maintain the fund's solvency. ...

Let 'em rip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following mixed performances on international markets overnight. At 0754 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down nine points at 5053. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve ...

NTAA keen to establish referral relations with advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The National Tax Accountants Association (NTAA) said that the majority of its members want to continue to provide advice to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), and added that they are keen on establishing referral relations with financial planners. ...

ASIC admits Commonwealth FP investigation was "not adequate"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Communication with the whistleblowers who revealed poor practices within the Commonwealth Bank Financial Planning (CFP) unit was inadequate the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has admitted. ASIC recently submitted a 18-page document ...

Gina Rinehart offers olive branch

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has written to her two children, making an offer which she hopes will bring their litigation to an end, a court has heard. Ms Rinehart's barrister, David Russell QC, told the Supreme Court on Monday that the "open letter" ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has started the week slightly lower, ahead of the release of official monthly retail figures. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had opened slightly in the red, following recent gains. "We've had a pretty ...