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General Motors mortgages driving down to Australia

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2005
General Motors Acceptance Corp will open a mortgage funding business in Australia during the first quarter of 2006. Few details of GMAC's business plan are clear, however the company has been hiring staff and working with marketers on its plans. As ...

Trail commissions in super should be investigated: Industry Funds

Garry Weaven, the Industry Super Funds campaign spokesperson, has spoken out attacking the credibility of financial advisers who receive trail commissions. In a statement issued yesterday in response to an article just published by the Australian Consumers ...

ASIC pleased with regional advisers

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is encouraged by the efforts of regional advisers to comply with the Financial Services Reform Act following a series of regional adviser visits. ASIC Compliance Directorate executive director ...

Ethical approach pays off for BT

BT's sustainability share fund has been awarded Ethical Fund of the Year. The criteria of the award included the financial performance of the fund, the sustainability credentials of the companies held by the fund and the overall commitment to corporate ...

James Hardie a good example of why invest with SRI's; EIA

With James Hardie shares having nose-dived more than 20% in the wake of the furor surrounding the company's handling of its asbestos liabilities, Ethical Investment Association (EIA) executive director Louise O'Halloran told the Financial Standard now ...

Incoming NAB chairman Chaney says he wants ego-free directors

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
National Australia Bank chairman-in-waiting Michael Chaney wants an ego-free boardroom when he takes over the troubled bank in September next year. Chaney, the outgoing chief executive of diversified group Wesfarmers, has spoken for the first time about ...

ASIC obtains orders against Vanuatu financial website companies

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2004
Four Vanuatu-based financial services websites have been banned from operating in Australia and their directors ordered to hand over their passports in the lead up to a Federal Court hearing later this month. The Australian Securities and Investments ...

EIA says SRIs growing dramatically in Australia

The Ethical Investment Association (EIA) has said that Socially Responsible Investments (SRIs) in Australia have continued to grow dramatically over the past year -rising to $21.3 billion by 30 June 2003. However, Paul Northey, general manager, Navigator ...

Fairfax buys Independent Newspapers for $1.09 billion

John Fairfax Holdings Limited has reached an agreement with Independent Newspapers Limited to acquire all of INL's New Zealand publishing for $1.096 billion. INL is New Zealand largest publishing business and includes two metropolitan daily newspapers ...