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Select looks to sign on six dealer groups

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010

... statement, the Select CPS has been in development since March last year. The increasing awareness among advisers burnt by ponzi scheme Astarra's collapse, along with the losses from hedge fund investments and too much exposure to equities, have helped ...

Ponzi scheme operator admits guilt

ASIC RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010

Ponzi scheme operator Hazel Bernice Bucello yesterday pleaded guilty to six counts of deception which cost investors over $2.5 million, following an investigation by ASIC. Bucello was the sole director of loan and mortgage broking business Victorian ...

Prescriptive regulation is not the answer: Tanner

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009

... want to emphasise that global co-ordination of regulatory reform is crucial - if we want to avoid the bubbles and excessive Ponzi schemes, the financial regulators have to be on the same page around the world," he said. Following Tanner's speech, Peter ...

ASIC winds up managed investment scheme

... investors even mortgaging their homes to invest in the scheme. ASIC states this is typical how many people become involved in 'Ponzi' schemes. Mercorella has consented to ASIC's orders banning him from no longer promoting or operating the managed investment ...

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Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY

Australian Food Super, the superannuation fund set up for employees in the meat industry, has named Michael Sykes as its new CEO.

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA

The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends.

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA

Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds.

Rest appoints first-ever chief of staff

ANDREW MCKEAN

Rest has appointed a senior wealth management leader and superannuation expert from Insignia Financial to take the reins as chief of staff.

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