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Front-runners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... If trading provides liquidity to the market, HFT provides higher liquidity. It aides for better price discovery, it reduces bid-ask spreads and, according to a piece on the New York Times... "...if you're a trader who spends every day making trades for ...

ICAC grills Sinodinos on $20 million inducement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell that he stood to earn a $10 to $20 million commission if Australian Water Holdings (AWH) won its bid to participate in a public private partnership. Answering questions at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) ...

ASIC takes legal action against Mariner over Austock takeover

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... started legal action against listed funds management company Mariner Corporation (Mariner) over its proposed 2012 takeover bid for financial services company Austock Group (Austock). ASIC will seek financial penalties and disqualification order against ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
Up, up, markets are up. Over the past 24 hours, like any other 24 hours, financial markets were treated to a mix of stats/surveys/news that were either better, worse or in line with their expectations. We've gotten all possible combinations and permutations ...

Industry receives FoFA bill with mixed feelings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... to cause a high compliance burden for financial advisers." "SPAA does not agree with the criticism that the changes to the BID have inherently weakened how it works. In our opinion, the general requirement to act in the best interests of the client in ...

PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has given qualified support to Industry Super Australia's (ISA's) 'inverted bid' model for investing in greenfield infrastructure projects in its draft report on public infrastructure. Informally known as the 'Weaven ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... treatment of recommendations put forward by the superannuation industry, including suggestions of a liquidity guarantee and a new bid process for greenfield projects. In its submission to the inquiry, industry fund Cbus advocated the introduction of ...

market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... Meanwhile, Leighton shares had gained $2.26 to $22.98 after controlling shareholder Hochtief made a $1.15 billion conditional bid to increase its stake in the Australian construction group. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had dropped 16 ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... with New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea. The Financial Services Council (FSC) is a vocal supporter of the government's bid to ease the export of financial services through the Asia Funds Passport. The FSC sees the Passport as a key element of Australia's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... cent, adding 76.8 points to 22,664.52. The BoJ announced on Tuesday it would double the sum of loan schemes to banks in a bid to stimulate lending to firms and finance growth-stoking projects, such as environmental research and natural resources development. ...