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Frozen fund investors get $36m settlement

COMMERCE COMMISSION RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
New Zealand investors in two frozen funds by ANZ and ING (NZ) stand to benefit from a $36 million (NZ$45 million) settlement fund arranged by the regulator after both funds breached marketing material compliance rules. In its largest monetary settlement ...

GESB unveils opt-in insurance for casuals

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
GESB is restructuring its insurance arrangements for casual members - introducing a new 'opt-in' option for all new casual employees who join the WA fund. GESB announced that starting this month, new casual employees who want insurance cover will be ...

Advice goes direct to retail shopfronts

From super funds to banks and financial planning groups, the industry is divided between those that are pinning their future growth and consumer engagement strategy through walk-in financial advice shops and those that are sticking with a more traditional ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon in the wake of modest gains on US markets overnight and some cautious commentary from Australia's central bank. Major mining stocks led the gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.7 ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
Wall Street's weekend may have done it some good. It left pondering the tug o' war between good company profit results and negative economic data. The Street didn't like what it saw. Investors sold... heavily. Wall Street returned last night, still ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed lead from offshore markets. Wall Street closed higher and futures contract prices for copper and oil firmed, but gold and silver prices eased. At 0747 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

AFAC and APESB launch fresh debate on fiduciary duty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MEDIA RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Major accountant-based financial advisory firms including Count Financial, PIS and Securitor have formed a new alliance in response to draft proposals from the accounting ethical standards board banning its members from charging asset-based fees from ...

Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... didn't help the negative find any. The preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell to 66.5 in July - the lowest since August 2009 -- from 76 the previous month. Markets expected only a small dip to 74. The current conditions ...

Finance lends hand to Operation Smile

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
ANZ, AMP Capital, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, UBS and Westpac were among the local financial services providers that supported the launch of Operation Smile Australia, a charity that helps children from developing countries who suffer from facial ...

Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Oil spill? Checked. Lawsuit? Checked. The resolution of these two uncertainties powered Wall Street into a positive close after spending most its trading day worrying about weak economic data at home. Oil spill plugged. BP shares surged by 7.6 per cent ...