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GIO Insurance directors hit with heavy penalties

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
Three former directors of GIO Insurance were disqualified and dealt hefty fines by the NSW Supreme Court after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation into their dishonest and improper conduct. Geoffrey Vines, Francis ...

CommInsure rolls out sweeping upgrades - free of charge

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
CommInsure yesterday set about breaking away from its peers with significant - and free - product upgrades, citing a commitment to further strategic change. Introducing the "Perfect Mix" round of upgrades to a room of financial advisers, Jeffrey Scott ...

China miracle more political than economic: Fidelity Summit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... one way to harvest the investment opportunities China presents is to invest in suppliers who get their parts from China. Jeff Rogers, head of investments for Victorian Funds Management Corporation, said it is crucial to get this more lateral strategy ...

Future Fund keeps capital deployment close to its chest

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
... that are already made," said Murray. Meanwhile, the head of investment for Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), Jeff Rogers, said he will be watching the Future Fund closely for pointers on whether to invest in Asia directly. "We are asking ...

Accountants to investigate investment scheme

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
Investigative accountants have been appointed to examine an Intertax managed investment scheme after a court application by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Intertax Group, of which David Palmer, Max Collins and Philip ...

AMP caught on conflicts

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
... adviser fees and any exit or entry fees charged to the client and a transfer to any fund of their choice. ASIC chairman, Jeff Lucy, defended the regulator's decision to work with the group rather than take legal action in order to better rectify any ...

Putnam announces senior vice president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
International investment manager Putnam Investments has announced Charles Wall will take on the key role of senior vice president, director of institutional business, Australia. Wall will take responsibility for institutional sales and managing relationships ...

Rice Walker restructures

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
... superannuation, David Connolly, will take on the role of independent chairman of the Sydney based group, while Rice Walker consultant, Jeff Warner, has been promoted to the role of executive director. Joint managing director and now director of the Sydney ...

Platinum re-brands to Sentry

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2006
... mortgages group. Sentry Insurance Brokers will be headed up by Bryan Hills, marketing manager, insurance solutions, while Jeff Morphett, marketing manager, finance solutions will lead Sentry Finance Brokers. National manager of business development ...

NAB FX pair get six years

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
Two of the former National Australia Bank (NAB) foreign currency traders embroiled in the high profile foreign currency trading scandal were yesterday sentenced to a combined six years in jail. David Bullen faced 18 charges relating to his actions in ...