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MLC launches into after-tax reporting

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
With the growing chorus of calls for investment managers to report after-tax returns, MLC has announced it will start reporting after-tax returns for a number of its products beginning immediately. From this month, MLC will begin reporting monthly after-tax ...

Household finances in good shape: RBA

Household finances are in better shape than what the doomsayers claim, said the Reserve Bank of Australia's assistant governor in financial markets, Ric Battellino, at an industry forum held in Sydney this week. Speaking at the fourth Retail Financial ...

Tyndall promotes marketing and comms manager

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
Tyndall Investment Management has created a new marketing and communications manager role and promoted internally as part of a push for a stronger retail presence. Maria Pavlellis, formerly a Tyndall equities research analyst and most recently part ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
The Australian share market has stayed weaker to noon as falling commodity prices offset marginal gains on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.5 points to 5,038.4, while the all ordinaries fell 15.9 points to 5001.3. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall Street gains slowed and most base metals fell. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0819 AEST, the September share price index contract was down nine points at 5,009. Today Unitab and Thakral ...

AustralianSuper moniker confusion

A battle may emerge over the use of the moniker 'AustralianSuper' with almost identical names being registered and similar logos appearing on two funds' websites. Recently merged mega-fund AustralianSuper successfully registered its trustee company ...

ASIC bans broker and adviser for life

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed permanent bans on an insurance broker and a former ANZ Bank adviser for syphoning off significant amounts of money. Former insurance broker Dennis Whittaker, who was general manager ...

Design menus to encourage proper choices: MLC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
Consumers thrive on having choice, but the way this plays out when choosing investments can be self-destructive if the choice arrangements are poorly designed. Gareth Abley, senior asset consultant, and Leon Tisdell, asset consultant, both with MLC ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open weaker, following a surprise lift in rates by the Bank of England (BOE) and the European Central Bank (ECB). On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0738 AEST, the September share price index contract was down 11 points ...

GIO Insurance directors hit with heavy penalties

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
Three former directors of GIO Insurance were disqualified and dealt hefty fines by the NSW Supreme Court after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation into their dishonest and improper conduct. Geoffrey Vines, Francis ...