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Markets are a public good: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... financial clearing houses] should be licensed to operate in major economies only under the condition that they make full disclosure and analysis of balance sheet and off-balance sheet exposures," he said. The prime minister said the central bank in each ...

Four funds crossed off "On Hold" list

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... in the global credit default swap sector. S&P is treading cautiously with the lifting of the ratings. "The level of disclosure and timeliness in responding to general and direct questions has been good; however, there is still a level of ambiguity in ...

Managers hit back on shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... UK. "Our view to short selling hasn't changed. We view it as a legitimate investment technique and it requires full disclosure but we don't think it should be banned," he said. "We've never engaged in naked short selling, it's only ever covered positions. ...

Bail-out might breach US constitution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... modify the propsal and outline a series of measures that will ensure the situation never occurs again, from improved disclosure, prohibition of practices that lead to the crash and increased monitoring and sanctions. Recognising this, Securities and ...

AIMA and IFSA respond to temp shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... banned. "As the industry body, we have been calling the ASX for some time to report short selling as part of a compulsory disclosure regime to improve market transparency and we continue to support our position," he said. Meanwhile, IFSA's deputy chief ...

No more short cuts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... financial companies in the UK over the next four months. And starting next week, the regulator will also require daily disclosure of all net short positions equivalent to more than 0.25 per cent of the ordinary share capital of the relevant companies ...

IRESS upgrades service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... supplementing their income." Version 130 also includes Fund Click software which generates more than 100 electronic product disclosure statements (PDS) across all fund managers and platforms. Kinens said financial planners usually need to learn each ...

ASFA proposes asset classification standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... why "there are a number of superannuation funds that have ceased to use the words growth and defensive in the Product Disclosure Statements. Rather, the funds just name asset classes that comprise the diversified asset class options." The paper did not ...

Is offshore investment necessary?

... the changes (if approved), notify the regulatory body of the change, inform existing investors and issue new product disclosure statements. In short, it becomes logistically too difficult. And in certain instances, the window of opportunity to enhanced ...

VicSuper members to receive carbon scorecard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... current chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change Australia and New Zealand. It is also a signatory to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) since 2003.