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ASIC charges Fundamental adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has charged Peter Braun, former financial adviser at liquidated Fundamental Group, with eight offences including dishonesty and providing investors with false information. Braun faces six charges ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
The Australian share market was 0.6 per cent stronger just after noon, tracking gains on Wall St, after US investors bought financials in anticipation of yet another rate cut by the Fed. Higher commodity prices supported local mining and energy stocks. ...

IRESS signs Asgard and Asteron

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
IRESS Market Technology has expanded its service after entering into key partnerships with Asgard Wealth Solutions and Asteron and upgrading its modelling and insurance products. Asgard Wealth Solutions (Asgard) partnered with IRESS Market Technology ...

AIF CIO jumps ship to Asciano

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Australian Infrastructure Fund chief operating officer, Peter McGregor, announced his resignation yesterday as he prepares to assume the role of director, commercial at transport infrastructure company, Asciano. McGregor has also resigned as a director ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
A positive start to trading on the Australian share market was softened by investor caution over the state of global investments markets by noon, despite a strong US lead and higher commodity prices. At 1217 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

ARIA looking for new CEO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
The Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), trustee of the commonwealth public sector super schemes PSS, CSS and PSSap, is looking for a new chief executive following the resignation of current boss Steve Gibbs. Gibbs, who has been chief executive ...

NZ planners regs improve fee transparency

New Zealand planners have received three-month notice to follow tighter rules on fee disclosure after a new government ruling was announced this week. NZ Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel said that investment advisers will now be required to provide ...

Christian Super appoints chief

Christian Super has found a replacement for former chief executive Paul Beckmann, who left last month. Beckmann resigned from Christian Super in June this year citing career reasons. Taking on his role is Peter Murphy, who will start work in February  ...

Singapore mega-fund IC tender due

The Singapore Central Provident fund's board is calling for investment consultancy firms to tender for the service of providing consultancy under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS). The mega-fund, which has more than $100 billion in member account balance ...

Interest rates not the only monetary policy lever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
With Australia's super system looking more and more like Singapore's every day, maybe it's time we also followed their lead in using contribution rates as a de facto monetary policy tool. The Singapore Central Provident Fund (CFP) is their A$100 billion ...