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Broker caught after $30m insurance scam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... August 2002. The regulator claims Weston forwarded documents to Go-Kart track operators and the NSW Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation which claimed to detail insurance policies with coverage of $30 million underwritten by Lloyds of London. ...

New tech changes on MLC cards

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
MLC is raising the technology stakes in May as it prepares to unveil a new website sporting upgraded links with its financial planning software. Anthony Waldron, general manager of MLC platforms said there will be a greater degree of integration between ...

US Fed back in the lead

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
The US Fed, taking its cues from successful school principals and sports coaches, is now leading the game rather than following and it's no surprise that economies and markets are fast falling back into line. Pointing the way is some strategic commentary ...

Streetwise $26m fraudster awaits sentence

Ten months after his arrest in the US, disgraced Streetwise property developer Kovelan Bangaru has finally appeared in court last week to face charges of misappropriating more than $26 million in investor funds. Bangaru pleaded guilty to 11 offences ...

Who cares about the US, it's Asia that matters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... partner. And it magnifies the importance of the fracas over Australia's poor treatment of the Indian cricketers. Whoever said sport, politics and business don't mix obviously has no idea about what drives Australia's economy.

SWIFT overhauls proxy voting

... or counted. The issue hit the headlines recently after private equity group Archer Capital's successful takeover of Rebel Sport, despite three fund managers with a total 24 per cent of the stock voting against the deal. "One of the major weaknesses of ...

Internet threat gets mobile

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
Financial institutions need to understand that the use of USB memory sticks could lead to information leakage and increases the risk of employees inadvertently downloading malware onto their systems, according Larry Bridwell, vice president global security ...

Macq Private Wealth sponsors the AFI

While many super funds and fund managers are busy supporting sports clubs, Macquarie Private Wealth looked to the arts instead when it signed a deal with the Australian Film Institute (AFI). Macquarie Private Wealth has become a new and major sponsor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker today, after US stocks dipped in light trading volume on Monday as investors locked in profits from Friday's record-setting rally. At 0810 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share ...

New partnerships and sponsorships announced

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
The financial service industry continues to ramp up its presence in the corporate sponsorship market with Wilson HTM, MFS and Community First Credit Union all recently announcing major community partnerships, donations and sports sponsorships. Wilson ...