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Veljkovic caught for super crimes

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Melbourne man Karl Heinz Veljkovic has been sentenced to two and half years imprisonment in relation to the misuse of superannuation funds. The Court ordered that six months of the total sentence be served concurrently. Veljkovic, of Beaconsfield, Victoria ...

JV raises $1bn for Indian infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The State Bank of India and Macquarie Group raised over $1 billion in capital to invest in Indian infrastructure projects with a goal to raise around $2 billion in additional capital over the next few years. According to a joint statement, global investors ...

GFC Problem solved

Game over. Problem solved! With a stroke of a pen and an extra US$1,000,000,000,000 the leaders of the G20 have ended the global financial crisis. Not so fast. The rally that started in the Asia Pacific time zone extended to Wall Street overnight, with ...

Bankwest cuts 400 staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
Commonwealth Bank of Australia subsidiary, Bankwest, is to shed around 400 employees from the bank's operations but confirms the financial planning arm will not be affected. The bank is planning on making 250 redundancies in Western Australia and 150 ...

WW adds new portfolio advisory role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Watson Wyatt has hired Peter Ryan-Kane to fill a new role as head of portfolio advisory across Asia Pacific. Ryan-Kane returns to the global consulting firm after more than two years at Credit Suisse working across product development, investment solutions ...

BGI appoints Australian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) appointed Will Britten as chief executive of the firm's Australian business. Britten succeeds Morry Waked who was appointed global head of chief investment officer for BGI global active equity business earlier this year. ...

BT Super for Life hits 100,000 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
BT Financial Group's BT Super for Life product has broken the 100,000 member mark in just 18 months. Melanie Evans, BT Financial Group head of superannuation and investments, said low fees and linking super accounts to online banking had attracted customers ...

Computershare buys bankruptcy expert

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
ASX listed Computershare is looking to cash in on bankruptcy administration with its latest acquisition of US-based Kurtzman Carson Consultants. KCC is a claims and noticing agent that provides administrative support services and technology solutions ...

CAAM funds awarded 'recommended' rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
Credit Agricole Asset Management Australia's (CAAM) Global Bond fund and Global Emerging Markets fund have gained 'recommended' ratings from research firms. Lonsec rated the firm's global bond fund 'recommended' while Zenith Investment Partners also ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
'Under these circumstances, it's hard to understand how derivative traders at A.I.G. warranted any bonuses at all, much less US$165 million in extra pay. How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the company afloat?' US President ...