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ASIC bans unlicensed Sydney adviser

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission has permanently banned Sydney based adviser Ropati Broederlow after it found he acted dishonestly and made false and misleading statements in relation to financial products. Broederlow was also operating ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
The Australian sharemarket was more than 1% higher at noon following gains on US and European markets and strong performances from resource and energy stocks. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 52.8 points, or 1.29 per cent ...

Adviser pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Former financial adviser Susan Heathwood has pleaded guilty to dishonest conduct on two accounts by falsifying insurance applications in order to collect commissions. The ex adviser pleaded guilty on two counts in Downing Centre Local Court yesterday ...

Cold calling scammer gets 10 year ban

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission has banned City Index Australasia and its director, Blair Jason Travers, from the financial services industry for 10 years after being found guilty of a cold calling scam. Australian Securities & Investments ...

AEI shareholders fight off board changes

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
Australian Ethical Investment Limited shareholders have voted to reject all resolutions put to a general meeting called by a small group of shareholders who attempted to gain control of the board. Financial Standard understands the flashpoint was caused ...

Census 2011: Australia is changing, and fast

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has just released the results of the 2011 Census and they paint a picture of a nation changing positively and very rapidly. The census was conducted in August last year with 9 million dwellings and their 22.8 million ...

Fed twists again like it did last summer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Is this all we get? No, QE? Just an extension of what we've seen over the past year? Not happy Ben. Wall Street's disappointment became evident as soon as the US Federal Reserve's decision hit the screens shortly after midday NY time -- the Dow dropped ...

Cost pressures spark Vanguard fee cuts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
Vanguard has reduced management fees on seven wholesale investment products, in a response to the high level of marketplace price sensitivity. Robyn Laidlaw, Vanguard's head of product management said their scale made the price cut possible. "As a subsidiary ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
No mas por fabor ! You're probably as tired sick of reading about Greece, Spain, QEs and changing rhetoric from the who's who of the G-20 as I am writing about them. Good thing equity markets in Australia and Asia were able to celebrate Greece's decision ...

Equity clearing and settlement discussion paper released

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Treasurer Wayne Swan has announced new consultations on the regulatory framework for competition in the clearing and settlement functions of the Australian equity market. The consultation announcement comes as a discussion paper on how regulators should ...