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ASIC takes MFS Group to court

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
The regulator has started civil proceedings against the former executives and officers of MFS Group and its three subsidiaries for alleged transactions that breached responsible entity laws. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon as stronger energy stocks failed to counter a negative lead from the US. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4833.2 while the broader All Ordinaries fell ...

Forward unit pricing at Asset

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
The $1.1 billion Asset Super is adopting a "forward pricing" investment switching procedure - a move that will help the fund combat and prevent market arbitrage. Starting 1 November, the industry fund's weekly unit price that will apply to investment ...

Countdown to awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
The Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards are just around the corner, an event that showcases the best super funds in the country. This year's awards held at the Westin Hotel, Sydney on 6 November and hosted by sporting television personality Ken Sutcliffe ...

VTP appoints two more directors

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
Listed investment company van Eyk Three Pillars (VTP) has appointed Stuart Nisbett, a former top executive at ANZ and Rothschild, and John Vatovec, previously a fund manager at Lowy Family Group, as board members. The appointments come less than two ...

Realindex hits $1 bn FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Colonial First State index investment subsidiary, Realindex Investments, has tipped over the $1 billion funds under management mark in under a year and hired a portfolio manager. The firm, a partnership between Colonial First State and California-based ...

Canada plan in talks to buy Livingston

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has entered a consortium with private equity firm Sterling Partners to buy Livingston International Income Fund. According to Livingston's website, the firm - through its operating subsidiaries - is Canada's ...

ASIC targets Brighton in Westpoint swoop

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
ASIC has filed a court application to commence proceedings against Brighton Hall Securities as part of its latest Westpoint crackdown. ASIC announced yesterday that it had filed an application for leave in the Federal Court in Perth to commence proceedings ...

Westpoint exec faces court

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
The former chief financial controller of the Westpoint Group of companies, Graeme Rundle, has appeared in court following two criminal charges brought by ASIC. Rundle, of Perth, Western Australia, appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court, Sydney ...

Elders sells 51pc FP stake to Millenium3

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
Elders has signed a Heads of Agreement to sell 51 per cent of Elders Financial Planning to Millennium3 Financial Services (M3). The agreement will see the formation of a joint venture company, with Elders to own 49 per cent and M3 51 per cent. M3 is ...