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Rogue trader banned for four years

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
A rogue forex trader has been banned for four years by Australia's corporate watchdog after fleecing the savings of six Gold Coast residents through a pooled fund. Andrew Mark Perkin must not provide any financial products or services under the enforceable ...

Investors in line for Fincorp payout

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
More than 5000 investors look set to be compensated for their losses from Fincorp Investments, after the Federal Court of Australia authorised the release of details of the compensation scheme. A proposed multi-million dollar settlement that will include ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower but oil and metals prices firmer. At 0828 AEDT, the June share price index contract was nine points lower at 4,667 points, on volume ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
Blink and you would have missed it. Financial markets are back in forward gear once more. They have been over the past three trading days inspite of the severe calamities and geo-political tensions that came their way not even a full three months into ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on Tuesday, following a positive finish on Wall Street. At 0820 AEDT, the June share price index contract was 30 points higher at 4,694 points, on volume of 4,316 contracts. In economics news on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
The Australian share market was lower at noon on Monday in "cautious" trading, as investors continued to digest developments on fighting in Libya and the nuclear emergency in Japan. Performances from major resources and banking stocks were mixed. At ...

UBS wealth mgmt to review compliance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
ASIC has signed an enforceable undertaking (EU) from UBS Wealth Management Australia Ltd to review its compliance culture and frameworks and fix past compliance failures. The fund manager didn't provide statements of advice to 764 retail clients invested ...

BTIM adds portfolio manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
BT Investment Management appoints portfolio manager, Justin Davey, to join its fixed income team. Davey will act as portfolio manager and credit analyst for BTIM's income and fixed income boutique, headed by Vimal Gor. The former Challenger Financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar is over half a US cent higher on news that the Group of Seven major industrialised countries have agreed to support Japan's economy. The US dollar also surged against the yen on news that the G7 had agreed on joint intervention ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
The Australian market is set to open higher on Friday with world markets up overnight after a week of heavy losses due to the nuclear concerns in Japan, and commodity markets were also stronger. On the ASX 24 at 0745 AEDT, the March share price index ...