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Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Looks like the financial markets are not getting any reprieve from this month's instalment of economic data releases. You guessed it! It was another down day on Wall Street overnight as Murphy's Law made its presence felt. "If anything could go wrong ...

SEC hunts BP oil spill scammers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
Looking to make a quick buck out of the US' Gulf of Mexico oil spill debacle? Think again - the SEC is cracking down on oil spill stock scams targeting investors to chip money into false cleanup strategies. The oil spill in the US has heralded more ...

Rosenberg leaves AXA after review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The founder of AXA Rosenberg, Barr Rosenberg, has resigned from the board of the US-based firm after an external review found he did not act in accordance with company policies, following a coding error from June last year. According to a letter to ...

Market Wrap - Mid-Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The Australian share market opened one per cent lower, after falls on Wall Street sparked by weak employment figures. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 39.8 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 4261.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Drunk futures broker banned

FSA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
A UK oil futures broker has been banned from the local financial services industry for five years and fined $126,000 for manipulating the market by trading huge volumes of oil contracts after a weekend bender. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
The Australian share market improved slightly by noon but remained sharply lower, with heavy losses in all sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 75.6 points, or 1.74 per cent, at 4,270.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Delays for Military Super merger

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
The merger of the Military Super board, the Defence Force Retirement & Benefits Scheme Authority, and the ARIA Board will have to wait as the Senate did not get a chance to vote on the bill prior to the recess. Military Super noted in a web update that ...

End to unfair mortgage exit fees

ASIC AND CHOICE RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
ASIC has released a consultation paper on new laws regulating mortgage early exit fees, which are unconscionable or unfair. The new paper, titled Mortgage early exit fees: Unconscionable fees and unfair contract terms (CP 135), contains proposals that ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The morning after. Either you're still reading the obituaries and the political assassination of Kevin Rudd or you have moved on to congratulate Australia's first femme PM - Julia Gillard. I won't bore you with the details. Pick up any local daily or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received strongly negative leads from key indices overnight, although commodities markets were stronger, with precious metals, copper and oil all rising. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...