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ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities Exchange Commission (ASIC) moves to block offshore market speculators and traders from targeting the local stockmarket when it imposed temporary restrictions on short-selling of all listed Australian equities effective today. ...

No more short cuts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... in the financials sector - with Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers among the casualties. In Australia, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said it has extended its enquiries around market manipulation - started six months ago - ...

Mahogany assesses Lehman exposure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed, Mahogany Capital is voluntarily suspending the trading of its $75 million Notes Series I ahead of possible financing issues with Lehman Brothers. The firm announced the trading halt two days ago and then ...

TOWER and BNY Mellon clarify position

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... Mellon have been quick to clarify the firms have little to no exposure to Lehman Brothers and AIG. In an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) statement, TOWER Australia said it has "negligible exposures to AIG and Lehman Brothers". Meanwhile, the Bank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... Share Price Index contract was 126 points higher at 4,793. In news today, National Australia Bank and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) appear before the House of Representatives economics committee inquiry into banking competition. ...

ASIC freezes $1m investor funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is protecting more than $1 million invested in an alleged illegal investment scheme after gaining an interim order from the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The court order freezes offshore ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... Policy Issues in New Zealand". Base metals and uranium explorer Aluminex Resources Ltd is to list on the Australian securities exchange. On Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 89.5 points, or 1.86 per cent, to 4,903.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

BGI adds two more ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... ETFs worldwide represented more than $980 billion at June. The firm now has 16 iShares ETFs trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Globally, BGI has 340 iShares ETFs trading on major stock exchanges. Recently, BGI appointed Deborah Fuhr ...

Planners comment on EDR scheme

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... newest proposal to increase the compensation cap to $280,000 in an external dispute resolution scheme. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday released a consultation paper proposing an update of the RG 139 & RG 165 legislation ...

IFSA heads to China and HK

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) recognition agreement between Chinese regulators and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)," said Richard Gilbert, IFSA chief executive. "It is now up to the industry to make the most ...