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Good one day, no good the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... growth was released. No, not that it was unchanged at 1.9%. That couldn't be a rationale for last night's dip. The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare. Ho-hum. No, that too. It was widely expected and isn't it a boost for the healthcare sector? Third time ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... hopes that EU leaders would agree measures to stem the eurozone crisis. Falls in tech stocks ruled the day as the US Supreme Court's ruling in favour of the Obama administration's controversial health care law had little overall effect on trade. The ...

ASIC winds up unregistered managed investment scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has obtained orders in the Supreme Court of New South Wales to wind up an unregistered managed investment scheme operated by Secured Bond Ltd. In proceedings on 28 May 2012, the Supreme Court also made ...

ASIC charges against new wave of boiler room scams

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
ASIC has warned of the rising number of 'boiler room' investment scams after obtaining Supreme Court orders against one financial planning firm accused of defrauding 36 investors in excess of $350,000. Unlicensed financial planning business, Golden ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... $5.39 after the takeover of the brewing giant by Anglo-South African brewer SABMiller was approved by the Victorian Supreme Court. The mining sector was also flat, with Rio Tinto down nine cents, or 0.14 per cent, to $65.83. Rio Tinto has announced it ...

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 ...

IOOF seals DKN takeover

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
IOOF Holdings has completed its acquisition of DKN Financial Group after gaining approval from the Supreme Court of Victoria. IOOF said in a statement to the ASX that it would now acquire all of the fully paid ordinary shares in DKN that it does not ...

One year jail for Opes Prime directors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... related to the collapse of the company in 2008, which left around $630 million owed to creditors. The Victorian Supreme Court, which handed down the sentences, took their early pleas into account when sentencing. Emini was convicted of two charges of ...

Astarra director convicted by NSW Supreme Court

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
A NSW Supreme Court judge found on Friday that a term of imprisonment would be the only appropriate punishment for Shawn "Shawny Cash" Richard, the former director of Astarra Asset Management. Justice Peter Garling convicted the 36-year-old Canadian-born ...

Opes Prime directors admit guilt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... company in 2008, which left around $630 million owed to creditors. Facing charges brought by ASIC in front of the Supreme Court of Victoria, former chief executive Emini pleaded guilty to two charges of dishonesty. This relates to using his position ...