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Labor calls for tougher stance on property seminars

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Labor has renewed calls for tougher regulation of get-rich-quick property investment seminars after receivers were called in at two of spruiker Henry Kaye's companies. The National Investment Institute and Empower Group were put in receivership yesterday. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close mixed

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
The Australian share market ended mixed today, after a day of directionless and flat trading following a mixed performance in New York overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed marginally weaker, losing 0.6 of a point to close at 3191.4. But ...

Coles Myer sees year underlying earnings up 20 - 23%

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
Retailer Coles Myer Ltd said today it expected its underlying full year earnings for 2003/04 to rise by 20-23 per cent to $548-$558 million. Chief executive officer John Fletcher said at the annual general meeting in Melbourne that net of supply chain ...

FOGI director charged with 21 criminal offences

... (FOGI), appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney yesterday, charged with 21 counts of deception under the Crimes Act (NSW), following his arrest by the Australian Federal Police and NSW Police. ASIC said Mr Walker was involved in making false ...

ALP's Stephen Conroy urges greater corporate governance

The ALP Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Corporate Governance Stephen Conroy has outlined three areas where corporate reform is urgently needed, during a speech presented to the Company Secretaries Association (CSA) today. He said the most ...

Two disqualified directors sentenced following ASIC probe

Separate investigations by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have led to the sentencing of two NSW company directors, charged with managing a corporation whilst disqualified. David Christopher Novak, also known as David Jovcevski ...

Melbourne company director guilty as charged

A company director from Melbourne has been found guilty by a County Court jury in relation to 19 charges of obtaining a financial advantage by deception. The charges against Leon Theoharopoulos, of Patterson Lakes in Melbourne, were laid following an ...

Morning Market Wrap: Investors expecting confidence boost

Investors will open trading on the Australian market today anticipating a confidence boost this week, with key construction and capital expenditure figures due for release. The week will also be dominated by crucial US figures, including third quarter ...

APRA proposes tougher requirements for general insurers

Existing prudential standards covering general insurers will be increased, and disclosure obligations toughened, under new proposals released today by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The new measures, included in a discussion ...

Judicial advice to be sought on AMP Income Securities

AMP Ltd has responded to the trustee for its Income Securities, Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd, which has advised that it plans to seek judicial advice on the impact of AMP's proposed demerger on its Income Securities. Both AMP and Perpetual have received ...