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Investment group takes exchange by storm

Australian Value Funds Management (AVFM) made its debut on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in spectacular style yesterday listing at 30.5 cents per share, more than 20 per cent above the issue prices of 25 cents. At the close of trade shares were ...

ASIC assesses churning and misselling

ASIC has announced its intention to examine how well financial advisers are complying with new legislation regarding advice to switch financial products. The Financial Services Reform Act introduced a number of obligations to discourage financial advisers ...

ASIC bans accountant for good

ASIC has banned Ramon Osborne from providing financial services permanently because he is insolvent under administration and the regulatory authority had serious concerns over his ability to comply with financial service laws in the future. Osborne ...

Guidance on SOAs from ASIC

ASIC has provided guidance on Statements of Advice (SOAs) to help Australian financial services licensees fulfil their obligations under the Corporations Act 2001. The guide is aimed at addressing both content and presentation deficiencies discovered ...

Five-year ban for portfolio manager

ASIC has given Raydn Nolan a five-year ban from the financial services industry after finding he operated a discretionary portfolio management business without holding an appropriate licence. Nolan ran the business between October 1993 and May 2002 ...

Annuities come under divorce settlements

Annuities will become subject to divorce settlements after the Senate passed an amendment to the Family Law Act today. The new legislation, Family Law Amendment (Annuities) Bill 2004, will move annuities into settlements for the first time for couples ...

Equity Trustees on top in fixed interest

Managed funds research house InvestorWeb has released its annual fixed interest sector review with the Equity Trustees- PIMCO fixed interest products receiving 'exceptional buy' recommendations. The review covered 37 funds within the Australian fixed ...

Man convicted over early release super scheme

The Queensland District Court has sentenced Timothy Barritt to four years imprisonment, to be released immediately on a $3,000 good behaviour bond for five years on two counts of providing false and misleading documents, and a 12 month gaol term to ...

Morningstar take on Macquarie Australian equities

Morningstar has attributed an investment grade rating to Macquarie's equity strategy saying, "while its quant-based strategy's competitive, it is not entirely convincing". Macquarie's strategy is underpinned by valuation and momentum models allowing ...

Unemployment at lowest level since 1977

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2004
Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 1977 and the federal government now believes it can lock in a rate under six per cent for years to come. The official unemployment rate dipped 0.2 percentage points to 5.3 per cent in October. The actual ...