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Govt to inject $25m into 'best practice' regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, restated the government's lofty plans to make Australia the Asia Pacific region's financial services hub. As part of that plan, and in response to the Johnson Report, he said the government will ...

S&P downgrades Challenger Aus Share funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... Australian Share Income Fund, also joins Merlon, alongside new hire Hamish Carlisle, previously head of research, Asia Pacific equities at AMP Capital. "While S&P believes that the establishment of Merlon Capital Partners is likely to prove a positive ...

AMP seeks NZ regulator approval for AXA bid

PRESS STATEMENT  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
AMP has applied to the New Zealand Commerce Commission for clearance to buy AXA Asia Pacific's Australian and New Zealand business. AMP's application will be scrutinised by the New Zealand commission to determine whether the acquisition would lower ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... easily seen our market trade down to the 4,720 level," he said. Wealth managers AMP gained six cents or $6.32 and AXA Asia Pacific firmed two cents to $6.21. Westpac gained 16 cents to $27.36, ANZ added 31 cents to $24.51, and NAB slipped 13 cents to ...

Trades jump for Liquidnet in Asia Pac

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
Liquidnet has reported a new quarterly record for principal traded in Asia Pacific equities, with more than $4 billion traded across five core markets. Orders worth $277 (US$257) million were traded on 28 January alone, setting another record for daily ...

AXA Real Estate and Sumitomo sign property deal

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... Banking Real Estate Investment Management, a subsidiary of Sumitomo. This comes after AXA Real Estate expanded its Asia Pacific presence, hiring Frank Khoo as head of Asia. Khoo is establishing Asian headquarters in Singapore and is in talks with China's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... challenge the ACCC's (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's) decision to reject its takeover bid for AXA Asia Pacific," she said.

NAB clashes with ACCC decision

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... agree with the ACCC decision concerning the proposal to acquire the Australian and New Zealand businesses of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings." "NAB believes that the ACCC's characterisation of the relevant market is incorrect. "It does not agree that there ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opposed NAB's $14 billion proposal to acquire AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, at the same time not opposing AMP's rival $12.85 billion proposal. Commonwealth Bank was 27 cents higher at $59.37 ...

Barclays Cap launches rates and FX services

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... dedicated onshore presence affords our clients a two-fold benefit," said Ivan Ritossa, head of global markets - trading, Asia Pacific, Prime Services and FX. "Our Australian client s now have direct access to our award-winning global product suite, while ...