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FPA says 97% of principal members FSR compliant

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has confirmed that 560 of its current 576 principal members - or 97% - have either obtained or have applications pending for an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) and will be compliant come the Financial ...

War veteran pension increase announced

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
Disabled war veterans will receive more generous pensions after coalition MPs and senators approved an extra $267 million benefits package. Prime Minister John Howard said thousands of veterans would benefit from eight main changes to benefits. The ...

New NAB boss has own suspicions about rogue trading scandal

New National Australia Bank Ltd boss John Stewart today said investigations into the bank's foreign exchange trading scandal would likely find "people who were asleep on watch". While Mr Stewart said the truth about the rogue trading scandal would not ...

ASX denies discussions over Philippines Exchange stake

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
The Australian Stock Exchange Ltd said today it was not in any discussions with the Philippines Stock Exchange regarding either a strategic alliance or purchasing a stake in the exchange. The comments come in response to recent reports which suggested ...

Granite Three Pillars announces no extension to capital raising

The directors of Granite Three Pillars confirmed today that their capital raising would not be extended beyond the current prospectus. This implies that the capital raising of $100 million will not be increased, as has been the case with many of the ...

SMF enhance distribution capabilities

Melbourne-based SMF Funds Management (SMF) has moved to strengthen its distribution presence, announcing the acquisition of advisory group LynchPin Financial Services Pty Ltd. The two organisations have been closely associated for a number of years ...

ICAP economists say interest rate hike is unwarranted

ICAP economists have said that the current strength of GDP growth does not fully warrant an interest rate hike by the RBA, saying that the GDP has grown well below trend by just 2.6 per cent over the past year. They said the non-farm inventories (contributing ...

New twist in AMC saga

With overtones of David Tweed and National Exchange Corporation, the Australian Securities and Exchange Commission (ASIC) has taken court action against a company that made unsolicited offers to buy shares in the beleaguered Australian Magnesium Company ...

RBA takes aim at property tax breaks

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2003
Generous tax breaks for property investors were a key driver of the house price boom, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's home ownership inquiry, the bank dismissed a shortage of houses or land ...

Corporate governance practices have worsened in past year: survey

Australia's corporate governance practices have come in for further criticism, this time from two academics. And their research has also led to claims a two-tiered society of corporate governance is emerging in Australia. In a survey commissioned by ...