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ClearView announces further board changes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... Michael Alscher has been appointed as an alternate director to Thomson, according to a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange. Earlier this month Anthony Eisen stepped down as a non-executive director with Michael Jeffries also resigning his ...

ASIC supports updates to disclosure rules

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has welcomed the ASX's updated continuous disclosure rules and guidance, which had been the centre of much confusion in recent months. The update follows failed legal action against Fortescue ...

Guidance sought on Wellington's share distrib plans

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court challenging whether Wellington Capital Limited (Wellington) is legally able to distribute shares, as opposed to cash, to the unitholders in the ...

ASIC champion hybrid name change

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission is pushing for the industry to use the label 'capital note' instead of 'hybrid securities', as part of its ongoing focus on misleading and deceptive advertising. Hybrids are not easy to define, but put ...

Discretion strictly case-by-case in new SMSF audit scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
Discretion will be applied on a strictly case-by-case basis, for accountants registering with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission's self managed super fund auditor program. Requirements such as tertiary qualifications, an exam and other ...

DST joins forces with XSP

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... corporate actions recently documented within industry research by CEB TowerGroup, and by regulators such as the Australian Securities & Investments Commission. Philip Hogan, Managing Director Asia-Pacific at DST Global Solutions says the automation of ...

ANZ ditches Visa shares

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... 2007 initial public offering. Approximately 3.5 million have been sold, ANZ advised in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). As with a previous tranche of Visa shares sold by ANZ in 2008, the gain will be treated as a non-core item ...

New Aus equities product for BGC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... options and cash equities products has been granted to global brokerage company BGC Partners (BGC) by the Australian Securities Exchange. Set to launch 1 October, BGC said the products would boost the firm's range of over-the-counter and listed equity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... (ABS) is due to release housing finance for July. In equities news, the Federal Court is expected to hear Australian Securities and Investments Commission proceedings against Storm Financial, Macquarie Bank, Commonwealth Bank and Bank of Queensland ...

ANZ CEO sells shares to fund debt, tax

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... executive officer Michael Smith has sold $10.8 million worth of shares in the bank. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Friday, ANZ said that Smith sold the shares "to fund a forthcoming income tax payment and to repay debt." ...