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ASIC seeks interim orders against Equititrust

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
ASIC has sought interim orders against Equititrust Limited for two of its managed investment schemes from the Supreme Court of Queensland while the regulator considers its actions after a suspected breach in licence. The Australian Securities and Investments ...

Australian Custodial Services Association appoints new chair

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
The managing director of BNP Paribas Securities Services Australia & New Zealand has been appointed the new chair of the Australian Custodial Services Association. Pierre Jond takes over from incumbent Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) ...

SMSF cloud solution launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
A new cloud based, self-managed super fund business solution designed specifically for financial service providers has been launched. Superfund Wholesale is an automated setup and administration service for self managed super funds (SMSFs) designed ...

AAT grants stay for AFSL cancellation decision

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has granted a stay on ASIC's ban of Romad Financial Services licence, although not without a number of conditions. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) said yesterday it would grant a stay for Melbourne-based ...

ASIC suspends Far East AFSL

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
An independent Sydney-based private investment bank has had its Australian financial services license suspended for failing to lodge financial statements. Far East Capital Limited specialises in the resources sector in the junior end of the market and ...

Industry panel turns up FOFA heat

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
The 'future is in your hands' industry panel participants treated day one of the 2011 AFA conference to a lively debate over the architecture of the future of financial advice reforms, the regulatory separation of superannuation from the rest of the ...

Credit Suisse: Aus second highest average wealth in the world

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... is the highest in the world at US $220,000. A large part of the average wealth gain can be attributed to a 20 % jump in the AUD against the USD, as well as income gains on the back of solid resource-driven economic strength, the report said. Australia ...

Former Sonray chief gets jail time following ASIC charges

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
The former head of Sonray Capital Markets has been jailed for five years on 10 charges, which include false accounting involving fake deposits worth over $35 million. Scott Kenneth Murray, 33, of Werribee, Victoria will serve a minimum of two and a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher following good rises on Wall Street overnight. At 0757 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 55 points at 4,252. Locally on Tuesday, no major economic news is expected. ...

Crowe Horwath extends reach with new appointments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Financial services firm Crowe Horwath has announced four new senior appointments in a major hiring drive that has seen the company recruit a total of 17 Principals in the past year. Russell Wilkinson has been appointed to customs and Rahavan Yoganathan ...