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Tower Australia to repay policyholders

Insurer Tower Australia Ltd has been ordered to repay policyholders $600,000...

Westpac warns customers against hoax site

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2003
Westpac Banking Corporation has advised customers to ignore emails requesting confidential information following the detection of a ‘ghost’ Internet Banking site located in the US...

Macquarie to collect $66 million performance fee

Macquarie Bank is due a $65.68 million performance fee from Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG)...

ANZ to shut down fake US website

ANZ Banking Group Ltd has identified an imitation of its web site in the US and is trying to close it down with the help of the Australian Federal Police...

US regulator warned of hedge fund risks

The Investment Company Institute (ICI), representing over 8,000 US mutual funds, has warned individual investors and financial advisers rarely had the skills to knowledgably invest in hedge funds. 

Morning market wrap: US stocks up on better earnings outlook

US stocks posted further gains Wednesday...

S&P announces additions to the S&P/ASX Indices

Standard & Poor’s has announced that after the close of business on 9 July several constituent additions will take place in the S&P/ASX 100 and S&P/ASX 200 indices...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close higher

Australian shares closed the day higher, following strong gains overnight in the US... 

Assirt awards five stars to Basis Capital's Aust-rim Opportunity hedge fund

Assirt rating house has given hedge fund manager Basis Capital Funds Management Limited a five star rating for its credit strategy fund – Basis Aust-Rim Opportunity Fund...

ASIC places permanent ban on adviser

ASIC has permanently banned David Paul Mudge, formerly of Windsor Gardens, South Australia, from acting as a representative of a securities dealer or an investment adviser...