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Another HIH exec faces the music

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... statement to officers of Westpac Banking Corporation with the intention of obtaining a financial advantage for FAI Insurance; failing to properly exercise his powers and discharge his duties for a proper purpose as an officer of HIH; acting with reckless ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... expecting too many changes as the day goes on." By noon, banking stocks were somewhat mixed, with interest rate fears failing to universally dent the sector. While National Australia Bank lost 30 cents to $36.49 and Westpac dropped 16 cents to $22.98 ...

GIO Insurance directors hit with heavy penalties

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
Three former directors of GIO Insurance were disqualified and dealt hefty fines by the NSW Supreme Court after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation into their dishonest and improper conduct. Geoffrey Vines, Francis ...

Staff churn afflicts underperforming small cap sector

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
... small cap managers also under-delivered, with few achieving excess returns over the past six months and the median manager failing to meet their benchmark. S&P analyst, Ben Sheehan, said the strong employment market and the flood of new start-ups is ...

Aussie women feeling the pinch: ipac

... cent over the latest quarter. The fall was due to concerns about paying off debts, fear of not having enough assets and failing to finance retirement. "The reason women felt more vulnerable may relate to another finding of the survey that identified ...

Another Elm associate banned by ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
... November 2003 for which he failed to provide a Statement of Advice. ASIC found that Flegg breached the Corporations Act in failing to make independent inquiries into the nature of the investment and to ensure that his advice was appropritate for the ...

ASIC bans two for their part in failed businesses

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
... $730,000, delivering less than 50 cents in the dollar to creditors. ASIC held that Graham had breached the Corporations Act by failing to maintain proper books and records and failing to exercise her powers and duties as director of the two companies ...

ASIC serves up life to insurance rep

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... permanent ban after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation found that he had deceived CGU by failing to keep client insurance premiums in a trust until being forwarded to CGU, failing to provide 101 client premiums worth ...

Two directors cop ASIC bans

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
... court found that the three companies had breached the act by operating a managed investment scheme without registration, failing to provide a product disclosure statement for a financial product and operating a financial services business without an ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2006
... points at 1301.67. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 3.20 points at 2300.15. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 ended lower, failing to hold above they key psychological 6,000 resistance level as results from clothing retailer Next and grocery chain Morrison ...