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Sub-prime divorce binge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... wealth was previously enough to let them overlook their differences, are now untying the knot. A survey commissioned to investigate the sub-prime to divorce link revealed that partners are filing for divorce before the credit crunch eats away too much ...

Complex event processing made simple: Apama

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... that assist developers in exploring the different features that the Apama product offers. This means developers can investigate Apama 4.0 "by example" through fully featured, modifiable applications that are bundled with the release. The new release ...

ASIC bans Westpoint adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... it found he misled clients on Westpoint products. The regulator found between 1998 and 2005, Roy failed to properly investigate Westpoint and other products when making recommendations to clients, breaching his duty to provide appropriate financial advice. ...

Africa's investment renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... countries in the region. Samuelson stressed that Zimbabwean projects for instance are no go zones and Investec analysts investigate both the economic, political and ground level landscape before committing to a particular stock. "We've invested in 12 ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... rises many times higher than the size of the grant. The most useful recommendations from the report are that Treasury investigate whether Australia should consider an "Aussie Mac" type home loan scheme (based upon US style programs), that the public ...

FPA disciplines 13 members

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
The Financial Planning Association has taken action against 13 of its members for breaches of the organisation's professional standard. FPA had investigated 130 members for alleged breaches from January to March this year. Four members were expelled ...

ASIC investigates Opes Prime

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... accounts. ASIC has created a team, which will work with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and receivers, to investigate any breaches of the Corporations Act by the firm. The regulator confirmed Opes Prime had been suspended as a trading, settlement ...

ASIC zones in on accountants pushing SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... shorten the PDS by using incorporation by reference and web pages where investors, if they require more information, can investigate further," said DuPre.

Zurich sets up Climate Change council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008

Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... a repeat of this sub-prime credit crisis, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions taskforce will investigate risk management procedures for trading structured products and consider setting guidelines for ratings companies valuing such ...