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Morningstar reconfirms three-star rating for HSBC

Morningstar has reconfirmed its three-star rating for HSBC Asset Management but said the appointment of Jon Taylor as chief investment officer is a 'positive' strategic move. Morningstar said HSBC has been struggling with poor fund flows, due principally ...

Retail figures rise 1.2% to $14.83 billion in April: ABS

Retail trade, hospitality and services activity increased 1.2 per cent in April to $14.83 billion, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The figures were 6.1% higher than the estimated total turnover as compared to April 2002 figures. ...

Dealer groups bearish on outlook for property

Almost 50 per cent of financial dealer groups believe that property as an asset class will lose value over the next six-to-12 months, according to the latest market expectations survey by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit. The survey, carried ...

Morningstar downgrades Tower's business and management rating

Morningstar has decided to downgrade Tower's business and management strength rating from 'neutral' to 'negative' due to the uncertainties surrounding future earnings and strategy. And it has reconfirmed its rating of Tower's stability and probability ...

InvestorWeb announces Virtual Broker/VisiPlan link-up

InvestorWeb (IWL) has announced that it has completed the first step in the fusing of its Virtual Broker white-label broking product to its financial planning platform VisiPlan. The integration will enable subscribers to VisiPlan and Virtual Broker ...

New home sales drop in April: HIA

New home sales fell by 7 per cent in April, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) announced today. The HIA said the overall fall in new private dwelling sales was the result of a 3% fall in detached house sales and a 22% fall in the sale of multi units. ...

ASIC defends Rivkin sentence

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has defended the nine month periodic detention and $30,000 fine handed down to Sydney stockbroker Rene Rivkin, saying it was a very severe sentence for someone who earns their living in the markets. ...

Rivkin gets $30,000 fine, nine months periodic detention

Sydney stockbroker Rene Rivkin has today been sentenced to nine months periodic detention and fined $30,000 for insider trading. The 58-year-old was convicted of insider trading for buying 50,000 Qantas shares just hours after hearing in April 2001 ...

Morningstar gives three stars to Colonial's 452 Capital offering

Morningstar has awarded three stars to 452 Capital's Australian equities process, describing its exclusive retail distribution tie-up with Colonial First State as "win-win strategic alliance." Moningstar said 452 Capital has "a well-constructed process" ...

No link between futures trade and AMP demerger: ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it has not detected "any conduct which would warrant regulatory action" after an investigation into trading in the SPI 200 contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange. ASIC concluded ...