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Australian Unity supporting advisers with appointment

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... adviser solutions manager role and appointed former UK senior player, Simon Reed. A new business development manager for Victoria and Tasmania has also been appointed. Reed will be responsible for developing the best processes, tools and systems to assist ...

NAB sued over financial advice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... NAB had painted them as aggressive investors with a high-risk tolerance. The case, lodged before the Supreme Court of Victoria, alleges that the NAB breached its duty of care. The statement of claim says the NAB was influenced by fees and commissions ...

Superpartners adds risk expert to board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... Government. She also sits on the boards of Melbourne Water, the Public Transport Ombudsman and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria.

ASIC warns of $15,000 EOFY countdown

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
The countdown to the end of financial year (EOFY) is on and a financial services regulator is warning the industry that it better have its ducks in a row in three weeks time or face hefty fines. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

Timbercorp trio face the music

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Failed agribusiness Timbercorp's former directors must today face a class-action suit filed against them in 2009 by more than 2000 investors in the Supreme Court. The investors have made allegations of conflicts of interest, breaches of directors' duties ...

Food profits to rise: Macquarie

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... Agricultural Funds Management has diversified its assets from north to south from the Northern Territory and Queensland down to Victoria to limit risk. It also produces powdered milk for export, almonds, wool and lamb. It has also ventured into forestry ...

Calls for more investors in Great Southern class action

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Thousands of investors are anticipated to come forward in the class action against failed agribusiness, Great Southern Managed Investment Schemes. Already some 2,000 investors are part of the case, which returns to court on May 27 seeking further documents ...

Bans hit bad planners: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... managed investment scheme. The Blue Diamond collapse cost investors $1.5 million, ASIC said. Kevin Whitting of Mornington, Victoria, was banned for four years. ASIC found that Kedesco had not adequately trained Whitting or taken reasonable steps to ensure ...

Director to challenge ASIC ban

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... but the director is appealing against the decision which she called "disgraceful". Tracey Burnell, of Doncaster East, Victoria, was sole director of Protection & Collection, which provides debt collection services, investor home loans and landlord services. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open lower on Wednesday, following flat to lower performances by markets overseas overnight, and falls in the prices of precious metals and oil. At 0703 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures ...