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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The Australian share market may fall a little further on Tuesday after equity markets around the world slumped overnight on concerns about heavy losses in Chinese stocks on Monday. At 0718 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...

Trust in escrow

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... than in any other point of the current economic cycle, many are snubbing standard contracts in favour of escrowed deals. Victor Penna, head of product in Treasury Services at J.P. Morgan, said the firm has been in discussion with many finance firms looking ...

VicSuper sponsors Energise Enterprise

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
The $6.1 billion VicSuper is putting its weight behind small Victorian businesses by sponsoring the Energise Enterprise festival for the month of August. VicSuper, in a statement on its website, said it was sponsoring the festival which is taking place ...

Consultum adds six advisers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
Consultum Financial Advisers has added six new authorised representatives to its business since the start of the new financial year. In New South Wales, Consultum has appointed Ryan Porter from Wealth Selector, Justine Colvin (Flight Centre Moneywi$e) ...

Vision and Quadrant to co-invest

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
Tasmania's $450 million Quadrant Super is pooling its investments with the $4 billion Vision Super - a move that will see the smaller fund tap bigger investment opportunities through better economies of scale. Quadrant Super, which has been in talks ...

SMSFs targeted in $428k swindle

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
A man has been jailed and his wife charged with aiding and abetting dishonest conduct for stealing nearly half a million dollars from self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation ...

ASIC targets another MIS scheme

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
ASIC has commenced civil proceedings to wind up and appoint a liquidator to Finchley Central Funds Management - the responsible entity of managed investment scheme, Finchley Development Capital Funds. ASIC is seeking orders from the Federal Court of ...

Mercer's self employed advice strategy falls short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Mercer Wealth Solutions' strategy to sign self-employed financial planning practices has netted only two practices in a year, well short of the expected 12 practices flagged last year. Mercer Wealth Solutions launched its self-employed financial planning ...

Eslake joins think-tank

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Saul Eslake, former ANZ chief economist for 14 years, has joined the Gratton Institute as program director in the productivity growth division. The Gratton Institute is a new think-tank that is supported by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher following another day of gains on Wall Street after a stronger than expected profit result from finance giant Goldman Sachs. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...