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Aus and NZ fund issuance better under MRSO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and New Zealand Securities Commission have applauded the Mutual Recognition of Securities Offerings (MRSO) - a new legislation that will see trans-Tasman mutual recognition of securities offerings. ...

Liquidnet trading reaches $1 billion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... launch of any of its 29 markets worldwide with trade sizes averaging $1.8 million or more than 100 times the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) average. "The Australian buy side community has jumped at the opportunity to anonymously access block liquidity. ...

DKN buys Bigger businesses

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... has snapped up Bigger Financial Planning and Bigger Accounting. According to a statement released to the Australian Securities Exchange, DKN secured the two businesses via its equity partner MQ Planning Pty Ltd. Bigger Accounting has a strong fee base ...

Bakers launch alt energy retail fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... energy retail fund, Bakers Alternative Energy Customised Portfolio. The fund will invest in roughly 75 to 100 Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed businesses that operate within the alternative energy sector and which are expected to outperform ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... releases international trade in goods and services data for April. In equities, Caledon Resources Plc lists on Australian securities exchange and BHP Billiton Ltd chief executive Marius Kloppers addresses the Melbourne Mining Club. Yesterday on the Australian ...

FPA launches PI insurance for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... members in March this year. Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive, said the FPA was prompted to act after the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) released the Regulatory Guide 126 and the Financial Industry Complaints Scheme (FICS) increased ...

AXA buys Challenger's Genesys

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... Genesys banner. Meanwhile, Challenger has made a deal of its own with AXA in a parallel transaction. In an Australian Securities Exchange statement released today, Challenger confirmed that AXA would transfer its $1.3 billion Australian annuity portfolio ...

Adviser goes to jail for $1.5m fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... Maddington, was yesterday sentenced to four years and eight months imprisonment following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to ASIC, Pisano will serve a minimum of two years and eight months. Pisano ...

Clear lines between ratings and research

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... Research (PIR). Last week, the government ordered a review of ratings agencies and research houses by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). However Richard Cruickshank, managing director of PIR, has called for clear lines between ...

ING IM funds high on cash

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... said the ING IM investment team is focused on reviewing company balance sheets as he did not believe the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has completely recovered from the volatility in previous months. "We're fully invested in our large cap space ...