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Former financial adviser guilty of fraud

Michael Smith has pleaded guilty in the District Court of South Australia to three counts of fraudulently converting clients' funds for his own or his company's use or benefit. The charges are the result of an Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Bennett completes AMP property reshuffle

AMP Capital Investors has appointed Andrew Bennett as its new head of property funds management. Bennett steps into his new role to replace Andrew Bird who was promoted to the position of AMP Capital Investors director of property in February this year. ...

Mercer to monitor super switching intentions

Almost a quarter of superannuation fund members will move their superannuation, or are considering moving their superannuation, post choice according to a new quarterly index launched by Mercer. The index is designed to measure superannuation fund members' ...

GPT, Babcock & Brown JV to proceed

General Property Trusts (GPT) has one its battle for independence following the trust's unitholder meeting yesterday, which approved the establishment of an international property joint venture with Babcock & Brown and ended its association with Lend ...

Choice awareness grows as willingness to move drops

Awareness of the impending introduction of choice of fund is building according to research conducted by AMP which found that 84 per cent of adult Australians are aware of the change, up 20 per cent in the past month alone. This awareness has climbed ...

ASIC bans Queensland advisor

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a Queensland financial advisor from providing any financial services. "ASIC's decision serves as a warning that dishonest conduct will not be tolerated and a lifetime ban will be ...

Australian Wealth Management posts modest debut results

Australian Wealth Management (AWM) has posted a $113,000 maiden net profit for the six months to March 31, in line with forecasts set out in its scheme book prior to listing. The profit included one off separation and restructuring costs to the tune ...

Gaol term or former HIH managing director

Former HIH Insurance managing director Australia Terry Cassidy has been sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court to 15 months imprisonment in regards to three criminal charges arising from his involvement in the collapse of the HIH group of companies. Cassidy ...

Mercer ties up Mellon HR&I acquisition

Mercer Human Resource Consulting has completed the acquisition of Mellon Human Resources & Investor Solutions. Mercer first flagged the acquisition in late February and completed the sale via share transfer on April 29, 2005. "This acquisition further ...

Federal Court reconsiders KordaMentha remuneration claim

Based on Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) submissions to a Federal Court of Australia review of a $2.856 million payment made to Stockford Administrators KordaMentha the Court has ordered a committee of inspection consider the ...