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ASIC bans Tweed but can't stop off-market traps

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
David Tweed, the perennial off-market shareholder predator, has been banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) from providing financial services. ASIC banned Tweed for his role relating to two offers to acquire holdings from ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower as a negative lead from Wall Street is softened by higher metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0720 AEDT, the December share price index contract was down seven points at 5,396. Today ...

ING Australia disappoints

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
ANZ's return on equity from its wealth management subsidiary, ING Australia, has not met the hurdle rate set for it, ANZ chief executive, John McFarlane, said yesterday. McFarlane said none of the big banks were getting "a lot of value" from their wealth ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after a flat lead from Wall Street and mostly lower commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0723 AEST, the December share price index contract was seven points lower at 5,332. Today, grocery ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
The US economy has received good news about the abatement of inflation with the release of consumer and producer price data showing that the consumer index fell by 0.5 per cent in September and that producer prices fell by 1.3 per cent largely as a ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
The possibility of an interest rate rise at the next meeting of the RBA increased last night when the governor, Dr Glenn Stevens, mentioned that the September quarter CPI figure due on 25 October would be a linch pin in the decision. Dr Stevens said ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
The Australian share market was stronger at noon with the big miners leading the way upward on the back of stronger metals prices overnight. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 40.6 points stronger at 5239.7 while the all ordinaries gained 39.5 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2006
The Australian Stock Exchange is trading in positive territory on the back of resource stock and Telstra gains, and buoyed by another record high on US markets. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was slightly up 7.8 points at 5227.1, while ...

We need to show people how to plan: AXA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
While too few Australians have a financial plan, many are unsure what a financial plan actually is and how to go about developing one. The AXA Financial Planning Insights Survey for October has found that one-quarter of people responding to the survey ...

Dexion raises $586m and launches AUD share class

UK listed fund of hedge funds (FOHF) Dexion Absolute has completed a record $586 million share issue raising on the London Stock Exchange and has launched a new Australian dollar denominated share class for local investors. "It's now denominated in ...