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US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said the Dodd-Frank reforms approved by the US Congress this week will ensure that banks, not taxpayers, will pay for future bank failures, and protect consumers from Wall Street greed. Yesterday the 'Wall Street Reform ...

Broker jailed for false trades

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Former Macquarie Equities client adviser Newton Chan has been sentenced to a 20-month imprisonment term - serving four months immediately before being released on a recognisance release order - for share price manipulation. He was sentenced in the Supreme ...

Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
With Wall Street's attention turned to profits, profits and profits - and strong ones at that - the celebration in the equity markets rolls. The Street turned in another strong performance while we were sleeping - and so did Europe. A reaction from ...

Delays for Military Super merger

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
The merger of the Military Super board, the Defence Force Retirement & Benefits Scheme Authority, and the ARIA Board will have to wait as the Senate did not get a chance to vote on the bill prior to the recess. Military Super noted in a web update that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
The Australian share market was in into negative territory at noon with political uncertainty at home combining with ongoing worries about overseas debt and the United States economy to place weight on the market. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
The Australian market has received flat to mixed leads from offshore trading, with Wall Street's key indices flat, while indices were down in Europe and Asia. Precious metals traded higher, as did oil and copper. At 0759 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
The Australian share market remained higher at noon as investors followed positive offshore leads rather than focus on ongoing concerns about the resources tax and European debt. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 55.3 points, or 1.25 ...

Civic joins Financial Index Australia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
With succession planning an issue among advisers, Civic Financial Planning has merged with Financial Index Australia to ensure the firm's handover is transitioned smoothly when its principal planners retire. Canberra-based Civic Financial Planning ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
The Australian share market recovered from its lower opening on Wednesday to be in positive territory at noon, on a stronger Australian dollar and solid economic growth figures. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.1 points, or 0.21 ...

Cosgrove and McCullagh nominated to CSC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
General Peter Cosgrove and former Military Super chief executive John McCullagh have been nominated as member representative directors for the Government's proposed Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. Both Cosgrove and McCullagh were nominated ...