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ASIC bans broker and adviser for life

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed permanent bans on an insurance broker and a former ANZ Bank adviser for syphoning off significant amounts of money. Former insurance broker Dennis Whittaker, who was general manager ...

Daily economic update

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
In its quarterly monetary policy statement last Friday the RBA hinted that further rate increases in the near term were still a possibility because of the buoyancy of the housing market, where it said that conditions had picked up in the first six months ...

ASIC charges two over $14.5m fraud

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
Two men, one a former ANZ Bank employee, have appeared in court on multi-million dollar fraud charges following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation. Stephen Jenvey and Cedric Anthony, both from Victoria, appeared ...

E*TRADE picks up HSBC Stockbroking

ETRADE Australia (E*TRADE) has paid $51.3 million for HSBC Stockbroking in a deal that adds 40,000 accounts to the group and increases its market share by 6.54 per cent. E*TRADE's chief executive, Brett Spork, said this is the company's first acquisition ...

Bravura brings on board new director

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
Bravura Solutions has added to its senior management team with the appointment of a new non-executive director to the board. James MacKenzie comes to Bravura from his position as managing director of funds management and insurance at ANZ Banking Group ...

Online broking competition to heat up

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2006
Commonwealth Bank's stockbroking business Commsec may face a bigger challenge this year to its leadership of the online broking market as competitors Westpac and National Australia Bank market have upgraded online trading platforms. With listed company ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2005
SYDNEY - the Australian share market is expected to open sharply firmer as a positive lead from US markets, coupled with a raft of domestic news, should ensure the local bourse opens firmly in the black. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December ...

Lennie gets ADPIA presidency

Owen Lennie has been elected president of the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA), the main body for the direct property investment industry. Lennie steps into the role having held a number of senior positions in the direct property ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a poor lead from the US and weaker base metal prices are expected to combine with some financial year-end profit taking to push the market lower. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Count earnings climb with boost by planners

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2005
Count Financial Ltd lifted its forecasts for full year earnings, boosted by the increasing popularity of its financial planners. Count - which runs a network of more than 1,100 accountancy-based financial planners - said it now expected to exceed its ...