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Teach a man to fish: ANZ

A community savings program set up by ANZ and a charity group three years ago has proven that improving an individual's financial literacy has lasting benefits. The latest research has shown that Saver Plus, the matched savings program jointly developed ...

St.George to re-hire lenders as contractors

WWW.THESHEET.COM | TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006

In move that would provoke uproar if applied to financial advisers, St.George Bank will offer to transition some of its non-branch mortgage sales force in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria to independent contractors restricted to selling only ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006

The share market is expected to open weaker despite a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0753 AEST, the September share price index contract was down seven points to 4954. Today, Wesfarmers, Boral and Cochlear will release ...

Westpac warned for misleading advertising

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006

Westpac Banking Corporation has been rapped over the knuckles and will review its advertising after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) deemed an advertising campaign misleading. The problem centres around an advertising campaign ...

GE Money to correct problematic sales practices

GE Money has given the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) an enforceable undertaking that will see it changing its life insurance sales practices and compensating customers already affected. ASIC began investigating GE Money, one ...

ING adds non-commutable pension plan

In a bid to offer more retirement income flexibility, ING has rolled out plans to offer a non-commutable pension for people who choose to take advantage of the Government's transition to retirement (TTR) regulations. The TTR rules, which were announced ...

Funds resolve ASIC disclosure issues

Several superannuation funds have responded to ASIC's direction for improvements to disclosure documents, saying the "minor" changes have been made and no members had been disadvantaged. ASIC last week issued a statement calling on four superannuation ...

Micro venture cap fund targets consumers

A specialist micro venture capital fund targeting small investors has been formed to help fund Australian inventors in their early phases of development. The fund aims to raise $5 million over the next year which will be used to support inventors wanting ...

CBA gets 452 Capital cut at last

Commonwealth Bank has finally acquired a 30 per cent stake in Peter Morgan's 452 Capital after initial negotiations broke down in March this year. Morgan will maintain his 50 per cent share and control of the group and co-founder Warwick Negus will ...

Colonial's discussions with 452 Capital called off

The Commonwealth Bank has notified the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) that it has ceased discussions with Peter Morgan's 452 Capital regarding the potential purchase of a majority stake in the boutique fund manager. "Discussions between 452 Capital ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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