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Kiwibank and AMP join forces

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
Kiwibank announced yesterday that it would take over the management of AMP-originated loans in New Zealand and develop an ongoing home loan venture with the Australian financial services group. The NZ bank owned by the NZ postal service has reached ...

AFS reflects on a good year

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
On the back of a year which saw Australian Financial Services (AFS) return to being 100 per cent adviser owned, the dealer group announced it had also achieved 40 per cent growth in profitability and finished the year with 21 additional practices. The ...

Adviser jailed for five and a half years

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
An unlicensed Queensland adviser has been jailed for five and a half years for fraud involving hundreds of thousands of dollars of client money. Shane Hoy was sentenced to five and a half years jail by the Brisbane District Court after an Australian ...

Beware of hedge risk: Deloitte

Many hedge fund providers are not using best-practice guidelines such as external administrators or independent valuations of their assets, according to the latest global hedge fund industry survey by Deloitte. According to Deloitte, which surveyed ...

End for scheme scamming Greek community

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
An unregistered managed investment scheme has been ordered into liquidation and its directors banned from carrying on a similar business after they raised over $2.5 million from investors, predominantly from Melbourne's Greek community. The Supreme ...

Another appointment in AFS restructure

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) has appointed Wayne Turnbull as New South Wales and ACT regional manager. Turnbull's appointment comes as part of the group's strategic restructure flagged in November. The restructure is aimed at creating what ...

Family banned by ASIC and AFSL revoked

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
A South Australian family have been banned from providing financial services and have had their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) revoked following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Australian ...

AFS begins restructure

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2006
Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) is about to undergo a major restructure that is designed to underpin the future success of the group. AFS chief executive officer, Peter Daly, said that the restructure was aimed at building a business model ...

AFS appoints new regional manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
Australian Financial Services (AFS) has announced the appointment of a new regional manager for Western Australia and South Australia. AFS chief executive officer, Peter Daly, welcomed Ken Blayney to the position, highlighting the importance of Western ...

Ord Minnett's online reporting backed up by Praemium

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
Praemium Portfolio Services has picked up another local wealth management client, entering into a partnership to provide support services for Ord Minnett's new online portfolio reporting system. Arthur Naoumidis, managing director of Praemium, said ...