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Former Stonebridge broker banned for three years

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
ASIC has banned Pawel Kulisiewicz, of Pyrmont in New South Wales, from providing financial services for three years. The banning follows an investigation into Kulisiewicz's conduct while he was a broker at StoneBridge Securities Limited (StoneBridge). ...

Australian Capital Reserve directors sentenced

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
The former directors of Australian Capital Reserve have been given prison sentences on ASIC charges of false or misleading statements in the company's accounts and a prospectus. The three directors will serve their terms through Intensive Correction ...

Greece still matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
Market action over the past few days brought home one realisation - Greece still matters. The sell on 'no swap' buy on 'swap' trades made this all the more apparent. Yes, Virgie, we can close our eyes, ears and noses and pretend that it's been banished ...

AFA urges Independents to help change FOFA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has written to Independents and other MPs urging their support to change certain elements of the planned FOFA legislation. Issues outlined by the association include the removal of retrospective fee disclosure requirements ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Blackrock today announced its exchange traded fund (ETF) business iShares will launch three fixed income ETFs on the ASX, joining Russell Investments, which announced their offering last week. Vanguard and State Street are yet to reveal details of their ...

Social infrastructure not suited to pension funds: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Pension funds should avoid investing in social infrastructure because of its inherent political risk and its small illiquid asset pool, according to a just released study by the UK EDHEC Risk Institute. In their report entitled "Pension Fund Investment ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Roll out, no, no, put that barrel of fun back. Roll out the bad news. Which one? Would you like the one about Greece defaulting or the one that talks about Europe heading for (already in) recession? Or do you prefer a reiteration of the tale of China ...

Online historic cash reporting drives SMSF efficiency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Macquarie Bank has introduced online access to 10 years worth of historic cash management account statements to support the growing SMSF market. Driven by feedback from stakeholders, the historic CMA statements are secured within the bank's online portal ...

Tax and Super bill doesn't go far enough: SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals Association of Australia claims the government's excess contribution tax threshold of $10,000 is not high enough. The Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment bill was introduced into parliament last week, which ...

Earnings on the up for industrials

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
As the reporting season ticked on, outlook for industrial stocks improved, although the performance of superannuation funds continues to be impacted by heavy equity exposure, according to a Deutsche Bank strategist. While industrial companies missed ...