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Trends in market expectations

Rainmaker Information has compiled data over the last 12 months revealing the market expectations of fund managers, banks and research houses in comparison to those of superannuation funds and master trusts. The expectations were recorded across six ...

Assirt conflict policy pushes for full upfront fees

Managed funds research house Assirt Research has released its policy on dealing with conflicts of interest stating it will no longer grant managers access to ratings before they are released and charge full ratings fees at the outset of the ratings ...

Optus and Vodafone finalise $700m 3G joint venture

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2004
The race is on to see which of Australia's biggest telecommunications companies will be the first to launch third generation (3G) network services to its customers. Optus and Vodafone Australia today announced they had signed a binding agreement to ...

Wage growth accelerates in August quarter

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2004
Wage growth accelerated in the three months to August, new figures released today showed. Average full time adult ordinary time earnings rose 1.3 per cent in the August quarter, compared to a 0.1 per cent lift in the previous three months, the Australian ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2004
In Sydney today, the market should open stronger after strong overseas leads overnight. The Sydney futures exchange, an indicator of what lies ahead, was up eight points at 3888 on a volume of 900 contracts. Today the ABS reports August quarter average ...

ASIC liquidates Australian - based Malaysian bank

ASIC has been granted orders in the Victorian Supreme Court to have Malaysian Bank Kantoch Pty Ltd, formerly known as Commercial IBT, wound up after the regulatory body's investigation found the bank had provided inconsistent financial data to ASIC ...

Former financial adviser imprisoned

The Victorian County Court has sentenced former financial adviser Robert Street to a gaol term of five years and three months with a non-parole period of four years after he pleaded guilty to five charges of obtaining a financial advantage by deception. ...

Bogus Insurance Broker pleads guilty

Marcus Anthony has pleaded guilty in the NSW Central Court to fraud and operating as an unlicensed insurance broker. Mr Anthony was alleged to have acted as an insurance broker without and agent without holding a license, misappropriated client funds ...

Over 17 years' gaol for Bo Long investment scheme operators

ASIC has announced the sentencing of Donna Ho to nine years' gaol with a non-parole period of three years after she pleaded guilty to nine charges of dishonestly using over $1.5 million of investors' money, and the sentencing of Mark Sweeney to eight-and-a-half ...

Beware the cold calling con artist

ASIC has advised investors to be wary about unsolicited phone calls or emails offering high returns on shares or other investments after the number of complaints the regulatory body received about the practice doubled in August and September 2004. The ...