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Sec lending to split from custody

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... increasing globally, said Awad. For those who opt for the "bundling" option, many are also requesting separate reports in a bid to break down activities and costs. Meanwhile, securities lending activity in Australia has been on the rise since the lows ...

The audacity of Mark Bouris and Ray Miles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Platform and admin providers have less than three weeks to map out a bid that could secure them a landmark contract from a new planning syndicate led by Wizard founder Mark Bouris and ex-Genesys head Ray Miles - but details of the bid suggest any deal ...

HLB Mann Judd appoints chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
HLB Mann Judd National Association has appointed Tony Fittler as chair of the company after John Biddle stepped down from the role after 16 years. Fittler is the managing partner at HLB Mann Judd Sydney and will stay in the role and continue to act ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... wealth manager IOOF Holdings Ltd jumped 32 cents, or 5.32 per cent to $6.34 on a report over the weekend that ANZ may make a bid for the company.

Integration key to AXA bid

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
As the debate heats up on who will emerge as the new owner of AXA Asia Pacific, new research by Rainmaker suggests the more burning issue is how the winner would digest the acquisition - and the impact of that on the local wealth management sector. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... finance part of Dubai's troubled sovereign investment arm. Woodside Petroleum's $2.5 billion capital raising and the increased bid from AMP and France's AXA SA for AXA Asia Pacific also were providing stimulus to the market, he said. "I think the market's ...

AMP and AXA SA propose final offer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
AMP and AXA SA have sweetened the bid for AXA Asia Pacific, increasing the cash component of the proposal in a move that the firms said is their best and final offer. The revised proposal means AXA Asia Pacific's minority shareholders are being offered ...

Shadforth eyes direct shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... external firm to provide direct shares capabilities to its financial advisers and is also reviewing its broking business in a bid to provide different levels of advice to a wider range of clients. The financial advisory network uses BT Financial's Wrap ...

MMC pays $428 million in compensation

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... came to light in October 2004 after an investigation revealed an industry-wide scandal involving price-fixing and improper bid manipulation activities. Within days of that news, Marsh & McLennan Companies lost $9 billion in market capital as its stock ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... their annual general meetings. Breville Group Ltd is due to release its latest target statement, in response to a takeover bid from GUD Holdings Ltd. Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese is to set speak at a conference at the University of Western ...