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ASIC reviews One Big Switch, bans adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
A report to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) identifies that One Big Switch contained potentially false and misleading statements in recent insurance campaigns. Appointed by ASIC to review One Big Switch's compliance with ...

Greek crisis drives Australian market down

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
The Australian share market has tumbled after talks to resolve the Greek debt crisis broke down. The market opened nearly two per cent down as stocks dropped across the board. "It's not good. Greece is the culprit," CMC Markets chief market analyst ...

State Street appoints head of custody

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
State Street has appointed a new director for its custody division in Australia and New Zealand. Paul Khoury has been named head of State Street global services in Australia and New Zealand. Khoury will be based in Sydney and his appointment will be ...

Euro - another experiment doomed to fail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
"Talk to the hand"! With these words, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoiled my weekend. Not because I have money on Greece - I haven't got enough to buy a small bottle of booze - but more because Alexis proved wrong my musings that after all is ...

Market set to open higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher as international markets await the impact of Greece's breakdown in its debt bailout talks. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,510. No major local ...

Trowbridge salutes risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) chair John Trowbridge has applauded the industry-led risk reforms package. After the industry bodies behind the LIAWG - the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association of Australia ...

Sherwin principal faces court for SMSF fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
Sherwin Financial Planners principal, Bradley Thomas Sherwin, has faced court for causing self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees to lose $10 million. Sherwin was also chairman of failed business Wickham Securities and was banned from financial ...

Extensions - What the Greeks await and the Russians hate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
As Yogi Berra famously quoted, "it ain't over till it's over." Elvis is still in the building. Optimism over a Greek bailout deal has hit a roadblock (again), prompting financial markets to give up some of the gains made over the past few days. But ...

The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... evident in the lower-than-expected US manufacturing PMI data released last night, it slowed from 53.8 last month to 53.4 in June - the lowest reading since October 2013. But that's only the US dollar. There too is the unknown reaction of economic agents ...

ASIC silent on IOOF investigation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has refused to confirm if it will investigate allegations of misconduct within IOOF's research and wealth management divisions. ASIC refused to answer questions by Financial Standard regarding ...