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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... reports that the firm is under criminal investigation by US federal prosecutors. The storied investment bank already faces civil charges, brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging it failed to tell investors that one of its products ...

America's Eyjafjallajokull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... Goldman Sachs! Yes, the same one facing fraud charges from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC filed a civil lawsuit against the investment firm last Friday (16 April) accusing it of "making materially misleading statements and omissions" ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... Jones Industrial Average closed up 73.39 points (0.67 per cent) at 11,092.05. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil charges against Goldman Sachs on Friday, alleging the New York investment bank misled investors about the risks surrounding ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... came after the index tumbled more than 100 points on Friday after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced civil fraud charges on Goldman. The tech-rich Nasdaq composite did not manage to make it out of the red, declining 1.15 points (0.05 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... similar to those blamed for the sub-prime mortgage debacle. News that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had brought civil charges against the Wall Street giant sent all major US indices plummeting, with financial firms hit the hardest. The ...

AvSuper rolls out conservative growth option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... established in 1990 to provide superannuation benefits to employees and former employees of Airservices Australia and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). AvSuper opened membership to the general public from 1 July 2005 and currently has more ...

Military Super reforms under senate scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The senate is holding an inquiry into military and civilian superannuation reforms proposed by the Federal Government - including the management merger of civilian and military schemes. The shadow minister for veterans' affairs, Louise Markus, and the ...

Prison sentence for finance fraudster

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... executed on 21 October 2005. Gordon was declared an undischarged bankrupt on 23 January 2007. In 2005, ASIC took several civil actions against Whet Investments, Gordon and companies associated with him. On 18 December 2009, following an investigation ...

Greece is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... officers and tax collectors have already walked out of their jobs in protest against the government's planned spending cuts. Civil servants, state workers and even doctors are scheduled to hold their own strike on the 10th of this month. Hard place. ...

ETFs slash fund fees to 15bp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Australian trustees looking to slash fees should have a good look at the US public sector quasi-industry fund, the Thrift Savings Plan, that uses Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) to deliver total fees of just 0.15 per cent. Thrift is a US pension fund used ...