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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 ...

Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
One in five working Australian families will suffer the death of a parent or a serious health problem over the course of both parent's working lives, according to new research - but how that impacts their finances can depend on their insurance cover. ...

AMP appoints portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
AMP Capital Investors has appointed Chris Davitt to the new position of portfolio manager for its Property Portfolio Service. Davitt brings over 12 years of experience and property knowledge to the Property Portfolio Service, with his most recent role ...

Fund managers to tap gov't capital

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Fund managers around the country are invited to submit applications under the latest round of the Government's venture capital support program, the Innovation Investment Fund (IIF). Opening the latest application round last Friday, innovation minister ...

Introducing Chris Condon Fin Services

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Chris Condon, former chief investment officer of MLC, is currently applying for an Australian Financial Services License to provide investment and governance advice to institutional investors, and help them engage with asset consultants. Condon announced ...

FPA launches anonymous reporting service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has launched its confidential misconduct reporting facility, FPA Confidential. Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive at the FPA, said the system, which was developed in conjunction with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, would ...

Funds want better EMs access

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Growing appetite for emerging market investment is pushing super funds to think differently about how to gain access to the sector, said Bruce Murphy, managing director BNY Mellon Asset Management in Australia. International equities now make up 23 ...

Trader's market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
What's the trouble with Wall Street? It can't seem to make its mind these past three days - down, up, down. US equity indices closed lower last night after rising the day before and falling before the day before. Just writing that sentence has gotten ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in the red following a weaker led from Wall Street and most major world markets, and mixed commodity prices. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 11 points ...

Vanguard ETFs reach $100m mark

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia's exchange traded funds (ETFs) has exceeded $100 million under management, just 10 months after their launch. Launched in May 2009, the Vanguard range of ETFs includes the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS); the ...