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BOQ writes off franchise loans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
Most of the loans from Bank of Queensland to owner-operators of its franchised branches in Sydney appear to be impaired, and the bank appears to be increasingly willing to write off some of those loans. Of 55 owner-managed branches in New South Wales ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
Macroeconomic indicators set for release this week are not expected to deviate from the ongoing global theme of slowing growth and higher inflation. Australia Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens address on the "Challenges for Economic ...

New tech counters terrorist attacks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Logica has created a new software that helps prevent funds from being used by terrorists, reduces risk and provides cost-effective compliance for investment managers and banks. Tech company Logica recently launched HotScan Plus - an automated transaction ...

Mercer appoints India MD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
Mercer has appointed Padma Ravichander as managing director of the firm's Bangalore-based operations. Ravichander previously worked at IT services company, Perot Systems as president and managing director for India and Asia Pacific and has also held ...

Magnitude appoints chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
Former Westpac Financial Planning NSW head of advice, Sean Allen has been appointed chief executive of BT Financial Group's financial advice business, Magnitude Financial Planning. Allen previously held a number of senior roles at HSBC, Commonwealth ...

ASIC bans Westpoint planner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Western Australian financial adviser David Liddicoat from providing financial services for three years after he misled clients on Westpoint investments. Liddicoat provided financial planning ...

Liquidnet trading reaches $1 billion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Australian buy-side institutions traded more than $1 billion in domestic securities via the electronic marketplace, Liquidnet, since it's inception in February this year. Liquidnet facilitates institutional equities trading for various asset management ...

Perennial adds to smaller companies division

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
Perennial Value Management has appointed Andrew Smith to senior analyst of the firm's smaller companies division. Smith previously worked at small cap researcher, Linwar Securities, as head of research and prior to that, worked at Tyndall within its ...

Adviser goes to jail for $1.5m fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Perth-based financial adviser Antonio Pisano of Maddington, was yesterday sentenced to four years and eight months imprisonment following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to ASIC, Pisano will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell on Friday on concerns about the rising oil price. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 65 points at 5,720. Today, Goodman Group provides ...