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Tower, AWM appoint new CEOs

Tower Limited has announced Peter Lindhout as its new chief executive officer, general insurance and direct business, for its New Zealand operations. Tower's wealth management spin-off - now known as Australian Wealth Management (AWM) - has also announced ...

ASIC's 'Super Switching' campaign catches Tasmanian adviser

ASIC has begun action against a Tasmanian man following its 'Super Switching' campaign launched in December last year. The 'Super Switching' campaign was developed to monitor the advice and disclosure by advisers where advisers are required to write ...

HIH fall out continues

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has barred another former HIH executive with Ross Eade being disqualified under the Insurance Act 1973 from holding a position or acting as a director or senior manager of a general insurer. Eade ...

MLC's MasterKey surpasses $6 billion

MLC's mammoth platform MasterKey Custom has hit the $6 billion mark in funds under administration. MLC head of investment solutions Anthony Waldron said changes to the platform - including changes to the fee structure and improved flexibility - had ...

van Eyk revamps Blueprint's international managers

van Eyk has made changes to its Blueprint international manager line up adding the Macquarie Walter Scott Global Equity fund and dropping the Wellington Global Research Equity portfolio following its recent downgrade of the investment manager. In line ...

Eight year gaol sentence for former financial adviser

The District Court of New South Wales has sentenced John Higgins to eight years gaol with a non-parole of five years after the former financial adviser was found to have misappropriated over $1.7 million of clients' funds. Higgins pleaded guilty in ...

NAB Currency Options Trader pleads guilty

National Australia Bank's currency crisis continues with former NAB head of foreign currency options desk, Luke Duffy pleading guilty to three counts of dishonestly using his position as an employee to gain advantage for himself and others. Duffy was ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer despite a weak lead from the US as the resources sector continues to be the focus for the market. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was three points firmer to 4297. ...

Challenger gets HSBCAM for $21.9m

Challenger Financial Services has this morning announced the acquisition of HSBC Asset Management for $21.9 million. A spokesperson for Challenger said HSBC Asset Management's strength in listed property and hybrid property were a main reason behind ...

S&P ASSIRT Market Share findings reveal strong inflows for industry

Preliminary finds from Standard & Poor's (S&P) ASSIRT Market Share report reveal strong fund inflows to the manufacturing, platform and retail sector for the December 2004 quarter. The report is based on ASSIRT data from over 65 fund managers and flow ...