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Adviser sentenced to 8yrs imprisonment

ELISE BURGESS | FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010

... to 13 fraud charges following an ASIC investigation. Neil Francis Dodd was sentenced to eight years imprisonment in Townsville's District Court after an ASIC investigation concluded that he dishonestly gained a benefit for his personal accounts and his ...

AMP appoints business partnership manager

MEDIA RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010

... expanding network of financial planners. North Queensland is one of the fastest growing areas in Australia, especially Townsville and Mackay. "In order to cater to the needs of the region, we believed it was necessary to have someone on the ground full-time," ...

Light at the end of the Storm tunnel

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010

... start rebuilding their lives." Around 800 of the settled claims came from Queensland. Nearly 200 of them came from the Townsville region and 245 came from Brisbane, according to a Slater & Gordon statement. Around 400 of them were home loans only, while ...

FPA calls for whistleblowers and more planner education

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009

... reticence of financial planners to publicly raise the alarm on possibly scrupulous practices. "When we went to places like Townsville and spoke to financial planning clients of Storm, we found people were reluctant to 'dob in' planners they had suspicions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009

... marketer Funtastic Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Melbourne. The Mining North Queensland conference begins in Townsville, while the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) holds a seminar entitled Resource Companies on the Rise ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009

... The Coal Seam Methane World Australia 2009 conference begins in Brisbane, while the 2009 Sugar conference is held in Townsville. On Monday, The Australian share market closed lower to follow weaker Asian bourses and a negative lead from United States ...

SA and QLD scoop Hillross awards

COMPANY RELEASE | FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009

... Hillross Awards. Hillross adviser and principal at Hillross Mackay, David Pett won the dealer group's Adviser of the Year. Townsville and Ayr-based financial planning practice, Hallerwealth, was awarded the Hillross Advisory Firm of the Year and South ...

Whistleblower wanted

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009

... and urges its members to speak out more against unprofessional or unethical behaviour in the industry. Speaking from Townsville, Queensland, FPA chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch, said the FPA has already improved it entry standards and is in the process ...

FPA heads to eye of Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009

The key team behind the Financial Planning Association (FPA) is travelling to Townsville, Queensland to speak to those directly affected by Storm Financial's advice and the firm's subsequent collapse. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Jo-Anne ...

WHK on buying spree

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008

... & Associates, a sole partner accounting firm with an annual revenue of around $800,000, will merge with WHK Group's Townsville business. It will continue to operate from its existing premises in Kirwin, Townsville, as a branch operation of its parent ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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