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APRA issues final Basel III reforms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... Commonwealth Bank was the first Australian bank with its $1.5 billion PERLS VI Tier 1hybrid offer to be compliant with the new capital reforms, which will be rolled out in Australia from 1 January 2013. David Craig, group chief financial officer at CBA ...

Legg Mason chief replaced to staunch investor outflow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... the firm." Board member Peltz has been pushing for change at the company. Earlier this year, Legg Mason announced a new capital plan that refinanced and reduced the debt and introduced a share-buyback program.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... local economic news the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release building approvals data for July, and the private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure for June quarter. National turnover was 198.3 million securities, valued at $369.8 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases building approvals data for July, and private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure data for the June quarter. In company news, Lend Lease, Perpetual, Prime Media Group ...

Life readies for new cap increases

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) had proposed transition arrangements to its life business, for the new capital requirements that will be required after APRA's review. The new capital standards for all life and general insurance businesses ...

ACSI lends weight to ASX plan for rights issues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... pre-emptive rights of existing shareholders should, wherever practicable, be protected when companies are seeking to raise new capital. "Unless extraordinary circumstances require otherwise, shareholders should not have their equity diluted without their ...

Life insurance industry under pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Attracting new capital to build a more sustainable life insurance industry is currently one of the major challenges faced by Australian insurers, according to TAL. Jim Minto, managing director of Tal said this is a challenge because with the lack of ...

ASX small caps new listing rules finalised

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... current rules, listed companies can issue up to 15% of new shares each year without shareholder approval. With the new capital raising rules, companies outside the S&P/ASX 300 that also have a market capitalisation of $300 million or less can issue a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... at 4,043. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release data on private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure for March quarter 2012 and building approvals for April, while the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Show me the stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... quarter - also more than the expected 0.4% gain. Capex. Happy consumers spend. Businesses happy. Actual total private new capital expenditure jumped by 30% in the year to December 2011. The ABS reports that "Estimate 1 for 2012-13 is $172,887m. This ...