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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... but the latter losing its legal case. "The issue involves such big dollars that I think it will go all the way to the High Court with appeal on appeal," he told AAP. Tatts shares were the biggest winners on the ASX100, up 9.5 cents, or three per cent ...

Accountants beat planners in consumer confidence

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... managers also improved, with 43% of consumers believing they have high ethics and honesty. Nurses, pharmacists, doctors, High Court judges and dentists were at the top of the list, while car salesman and people working in advertising and real estate ...

Advisers have to act in client's best interests: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... these obligations are "a classic case of regulatory overkill". Abbott's comments follow on from SPAA patron and former High Court judge Sir Anthony Mason who explained at SPAA's recent annual conference that under Common Law financial advisers were required ...

Consumers safe under FoFA changes: former judge

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... Mason. In his opening address to the 1,400-strong delegates at the 10th annual SPAA conference in Brisbane, the former High Court judge said newspaper reports had overlooked the common law requirement for advisers to always act in the best interests ...

Victims push for new Trio fraud inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... mechanisms that can be used to further investigate the Trio fraud. Matters said that the case could be investigated if the High Court appointed a special purpose liquidator, by a ministerial inquiry, a parliamentary inquiry or ultimately, a royal commission. ...

IMF to fund claims against Lehman Asia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Listed legal funding company IMF has agreed to fund claims which have been filed in the High Court of Hong Kong this week on behalf of 63 churches, councils and charities against Lehman Asia. According to an announcement on the Australian Securities ...

Wellington Capital to take PIF case to High Court

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
Wellington Capital has said it will take the Premium Income Fund (PIF) case to the High Court after the Federal Court ruled that distribution of PIF shares to Asset Resolution Limited (ARL) was invalid. The rule overturns an early decision of the same ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, the High Court is expected to release its judgement on Aristocrat Technologies Australia's case against Global Gaming Supplies, while Oil Search ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, the High Court is expected to release its judgement in the Aristocrat Technologies Australia vs Global Gaming Supplies matter while Oil Search ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... global partnership with Dubai-based airline Emirates. Qantas was up 2.75 cents at $1.7475. In other airline news, the High Court of Singapore gave its blessing to Virgin Australia's takeover of regional carrier Skywest, in an announcement after the close ...