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Jail, rather than fines, needed for corporate crime, says lawyer

... be done and of the big resources needed to do it," Mr Barrett said. "But there are still too many cases where people make huge profits from causing serious financial suffering to others - fines and loss of reputation are not sanction enough." He said ...

Alternative investments proving hugely popular: Glebe

Latest research reveals that hedge funds have been hugely popular and ethical and Socially Responsible Funds (SRIs) have also consistently grown above the total market. In what has been a simmering debate amongst certain quarters of the Australian investment ...

Dollar consolidates ahead of $US0.70 push

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... rise in Australia, which boosted the local currency. AMP Henderson Global Investors chief economist Shane Oliver said the huge drivers for the Australian dollar were ongoing global weakness and the weak US dollar, combined with the Australian economy ...

Midday Market Report: Dollar firm; All eyes on Japan

... should it show some strength in US jobs growth. "But I don't think positions will be large - because payrolls always presents huge volatility - just a little bit of a short position going into it." At 1200 AEST the Reserve Bank of Australia Trade Weighted ...

AMP reveals new wrap products for three dealer groups

... less than two months," said AMP director of advice based distribution Steve Helmich said. "This relationship is based on the huge distribution strength of AMP and the back office expertise of ASGARD." He added, "It's great news for planners in Hillross ...

ASIC puts super sponsors under the spotlight

... programme. The move follows the earlier sharp falls in global equity markets and ensuing revelations in the United States of huge shortfalls in corporate pension funds, although Australian companies are generally believed to be more advanced in adopting ...

Australian banks jostle for pole position in NBNZ race

... TSB has a price tag believed to be around $6 billion on New Zealand's second biggest bank but regulatory issues loom as a huge hurdle for Australia's major banks. Lloyds said last month it was undertaking a strategic review so that potential offers for ...

'Bulls' released from their pen:survey shows sentiment turnaround

There has been a huge turnaround in investment sentiment since April 2003, the latest Investment Sentiment Indices released today by the Australian Investors Association and Adviser Ratings has revealed. In the survey, respondents indicated in which ...

Income tax Budget gets mixed reaction

... from the financial services sector despite the inclusion of headline-friendly personal income tax cuts. "This Budget is a huge disappointment in that it offers no long term commitment or strategy to help people save for their retirement," said Philippa ...

APRA urges increase in DB funding as solvency levels fall

... markets had decreased solvency rates. Although keen to stress that Australian funds weren't facing the nightmare scenario of a huge pensions 'black hole' as reported in some US and UK schemes, APRA said that the equity downturn had taken a significant ...