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ASIC bans Provident Capital director

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Former director of failed company Provident Capital has been banned from providing financial services for two years. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found that John Patrick Sweeney failed to comply with financial services ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
What would the fat lady sing on Sunday? Would it be a rendition of Andrea Bocelli's 'con me partiro' (time to say goodbye) quickly followed by Nina Gordon's 'the end of the world'? Or would weight-challenged crooner sing the Everly Brothers' 'I give ...

Suncorp Life boss to step down

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Suncorp Life's chief executive will step down from his role on September 30 after seven years at the helm of the group's insurance business. Suncorp Life chief executive, Geoff Summerhayes, will remain with the group in an advisory position until January ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
We might have to go pass the 11th hour and into the 13th for the "adults" in the "emergency summit" room continue to disagree to agree. Yes Virginia, the Greeks and the troika have exhausted the third of the three scheduled talks this week and still... ...

Sherwin principal faces court for SMSF fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
Sherwin Financial Planners principal, Bradley Thomas Sherwin, has faced court for causing self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees to lose $10 million. Sherwin was also chairman of failed business Wickham Securities and was banned from financial ...

The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
Now that Grexit worries have been sorted - sort of - and a Graccident averted (yet again), financial markets are likely to look for the next big worry. They don't have to scour far, wide and yonder - it was out-headlined by Greece these past few days ...

The unborn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Midnight's been kicked back. Last night was supposed to be the night when the Grexit clock struck 12 - the make or break - and then there's this from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ): "Special summit of eurozone leaders called for Monday". Trust the masters ...

Federation Centres to rebrand as Vicinity Centres

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
Federation Centres has announced that it intends to rebrand as Vicinity Centres following securityholder approval. Federation Limited is the listed company within the FDC stapled group. The rebrand follows the merger between the Federation Centres and ...

BT pays fines for misleading super statements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Australia's corporate watchdog said BT Funds Management recently paid more than $20,000 in fines. An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) statement said BT paid two infringement notices for misleading statements contained in the online ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
"It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiny day." -Everlife Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town bounded sharply higher while you, I and Irene were still in the stage of REM sleep as optimism returned - more specifically ...