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International All Sports defends CBA claim

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2005
Online bookmaker International All Sports Ltd (IAS) today told shareholders it was confident it would successfully defend a claim by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) that it should have known one of the bank's managers was stealing to feed ...

APRA warns super funds over choice advertising

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has written to superannuation trustees warning them that some advertising and marketing campaigns before the introduction of choice may breach the sole purpose test and a trustee's duty to members. The ...

Accounting profession imposes stricter standards on financial planning members

The nation's two peak accounting bodies, CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants, have jointly issued a draft Professional Statement outlining mandatory standards applying to fair, ethical and professional conduct their members who ...

Portfolio Partners Australian Equities Trust an average performer

... investment strategy has rendered the fund vulnerable to short-term fluctuations, the management team are patient enough to let the philosophy run its full course. This willingness has seen the fund perform in line with the index over the past three and ...

Alternative investments to increase in 2005 while listed property out of favour

More than 68 per cent of Australian investment managers predict an increase in alternative investments and 30 per cent expect weaker returns for listed property securities according to the latest Mercer forecasting survey. The survey also revealed two-thirds ...

Senate passes changes to super payments reporting

The Senate has passed the Tax Laws Amendment (Superannuation Reporting) Bill allowing employers, from 1 January 2005, to forgo quarterly reporting of superannuation entitlements to employees with little resistance in the upper house of Parliament from ...

Unemployment at lowest level since 1977

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2004
... (that we have)," Mr Costello said. "... the worst thing we could do is say we've had this once in a generation result and let's now unleash negative forces." Employment Minister Kevin Andrews said the outlook for the jobs market suggested further employment ...

Zurich supplies more tools for life risk trade

Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has launched a new tool kit and workshop to enhance office managers' understanding of the operation of life companies and help them improve their customer service and business development skills. The Zurich ...

MFS acquires 18.85 per cent stake in BreakFree

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2004
Boutique fund manager MFS Group on Wednesday acquired an 18.85 per cent stake in resorts operator BreakFree for $24.9 million. MFS acquired the stake, or 8.3 million shares, primarily from the Breakfree co-founders the Frawley family and managing director ...

Macquarie Morgan Stanley Global Franchise Fund hits the shelves

Macquarie Adviser Services have launched a range of new managed funds through its distribution business, the Macquarie Professional Series, having signed a letter of intent with Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the investment bank said today. Macquarie ...