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Tasmanian director and Victorian man charged with fraud

Timothy Rhys Hawker Williams of Hobart and Ian Thomas Paterson of Croydon, Victoria appeared in the Hobart Magistrates' Court today jointly charged with two counts of fraud brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC ...

Australia has a highly mobile population: ABS survey reveals

Australia has a remarkably mobile population, with 42 per cent - or 6.8 million people - changing their place of residence between the years 1996 to 2001, the 14th national ABS Census of Population and Housing has revealed. The census results, released ...

Wesfarmers to buy Edward Lumley Holdings for $320 million

Wesfarmers has confirmed that talks are underway to buy Edward Lumley Holdings (ELH), the parent company of trans-Tasman insurance and financial services technology group Lumley Insurance, for approximately $320 million. The price, if the deal goes ...

Challenger to close New Zealand retail operations

... investors in the retail trusts offered exclusively to New Zealand investors (the Challenger Coronet Equity Trust and the Trans Tasman Investment Trust) with a final decision expected within the next few weeks. Further details will be provided to investors ...

Morning market wrap: US shares charge higher

... boost by encouraging economic data, pushing the Dow Jones index up 179.97 points to 8781.35. Domestically shares in Trans-Tasman financial services group will come under fresh scrutiny after it announced a $136.95 million half-year loss and $177.39 million ...

Tasmanian doctor to face 35 securities charges

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it has committed Hobart-based Dr Jasbir Singh Narulla to stand trial on a total of 35 charges. Dr Narulla has been charged with 33 counts of fraudulently inducing a person ...

Morning market wrap: US shares fractionally higher

... position before the weekend. Domestically, Tower faces an important week. With half-year results due on Wednesday, the trans-Tasman financial services group will be hoping to somehow lift investor confidence after seeing approximately one-third wiped ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones ends losing streak

... expect a pick-up in economic growth. Shares in the UK had tumbled 35.20 points earlier in the day. Domestically, trans-Tasman financial services group Tower will be hoping for some support after seeing over one-third wiped of its share value yesterday. ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries heads north

... way, adding $0.17 to stand at $15.82. News Corp was also a strong performer, rising by $0.22 to $11.15. Troubled trans-Tasman financial services group Tower steadied after suffering a spectacular 36.2% fall yesterday after announcing likely half-year ...

Midday market wrap: Tower plunges 32.7% after loss warning

Trans-Tasman financial services group Tower plummeted 32.7% during the morning session as anxious investors dumped the stock after the company flagged a likely half-year loss in excess of NZ$180 million ($161 million) when it releases its half-year ...