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110 years prison for ex-SIB chief

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... Stanford used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a yacht with a fleet of support vessels, a private jet and gambling. He also perpetuated the fraud by bribing SIB's now deceased auditor, Leroy King, the then-head of the Antiguan Financial ...

Financial adviser sentenced on fraud charges

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... 'Skandia'. It was alleged that Hobson did not invest these funds on behalf of his clients but instead used the money to fund a gambling addiction. Hobson was sentenced on four counts to two years imprisonment, suspended on the offender entering into ...

Islamic fund opens doors to Australian investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... has at their disposal. Crescent Wealth will not invest in companies that derive profit from debt, weapons, pornography, gambling, or alcohol, blocking access to around 40-45% of the investment universe. Companies will then be filtered for investment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... manager for Australia and NZ, Trevor Croker, appears before a public hearing in Sydney of the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform. On Thursday, the Australian stock market closed in the black following gains in the mining sector on the back of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... current year, and has confirmed it is considering offloading its struggling social networking website, MySpace. Meanwhile, gambling giant Tabcorp Holdings was up 22 cents, or 3.19 per cent, at $3.76 after posting half year net profit up 2.9 per cent ...

Doing good pays off for Christian Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... "Members, who feel passionate about the effects of climate change, the impact of harmful industries such as tobacco and gambling or managing resources sustainably, want to know that their super fund shares their beliefs. RI gives them a way to make their ...

NGS Super considers Shariah-compliant option

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... investing that fully complies with the principles of Islam. For example, these funds cannot invest in industries related to gambling or alcohol, nor on highly leveraged companies. While the sector is substantial, there are risks. Overseas newspaper ...

KPMG sounds alarm on admin fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... super fund trustees can also keep an eye out for any changes in employee behaviour. "Be aware of your employees habits - gambling addictions, changes in lifestyles such as suddenly buying an expensive car," he said. "Unfortunately, people miss these ...

US firm launches religious ETFs

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in investments. The investment products exclude companies that benefit from gambling, alcohol, tobacco, pornography, weaponry and other specific issues. In addition to providing religious investors with ...

AMP wins Asset Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... that same year. The Asset Socially Responsible investment option excludes investments that involve armaments, liquor, gambling or tobacco. Maple Brown Abbott had been using a positive screen for investments across Australian equities and property but ...