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Investors get $250m compensation for crook advice

FSA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... prompting the UK's Financial Services Authority to publish new findings that will see advice firms pay $250 million in compensation to investors. The FSA found that a number of firms were still giving "high levels of unsuitable advice" following a thematic ...

Co-contribs bungle is costing taxpayers: Hartsuyker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... have immediately explained to the Australian taxpayer why the co-contribution payments were being suspended and what compensation taxpayers would be liable for," he said. "The suspension was only discovered after the ATO this week put up a retrospective ...

Bill backed for calling placement agents lobbyists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... retiree and taxpayer dollars on the line, this is no time to protect the status quo," he said. "Prohibiting contingency compensation is essential if we want to prevent corruption of public officials and restore public trust."

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... headlines for himself. Remember Deputy PM Pangalos? The one who earlier this year accused Germany of not paying WWII compensation for its occupation of Greece? He was at it again last night - accusing Germany of being racist because of its hardline stance ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... existing demutualisation proposals, the NSE will be carved among the members (80 per cent shareholding), an investor compensation fund (10 per cent) and the Government of Kenya (10 per cent). "The members of the Exchange take cognisance of the remarkable ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... business from the group's building products and aluminium operations due to its potential impact on asbestos disease compensation. Rio Tinto Ltd executive Stern Hu is expected to know his fate at about 1700 AEDT on Monday, when a Shanghai court is due ...

Instos lobby for Main Street

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... Fannie Mae, and other firms was that their boards of directors did not control excessive risk-taking, did not prevent compensation systems from encouraging a 'bet the ranch' mentality, and did not hold management sufficiently accountable. Anne Sheehan ...

ASIC a step closer to Storm resolution

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... this period a commercial resolution cannot be reached with the individuals or entities, ASIC will make decisions on compensation actions for the benefit of investors. ASIC will meet with representatives of Storm investors and Slater & Gordon (which represents ...

Westpoint investors win $13.5m compensation

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... State Trustees and results from the global mediation initiated by ASIC to resolve the litigation it commenced seeking compensation on behalf of Westpoint investors. This is the fourth settlement of ASIC's Westpoint compensation proceedings approved by ...

Wall Street's $22bn bitter pill

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... economic meltdown," said DiNapoli. "We cannot see a repeat of the risky behaviour that crippled our economy. Tying compensation to long-term sustainable profits is a step in the right direction. We need the right level of regulatory protections to make ...