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Austock ploughs more into property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... they're all quite niche. Through our entire product suite, we tend to be ten to five degrees off centre. We don't do office blocks or shopping centres or that sort of thing. They're not your standard property investments." Alan Sheen, who joined from ...

Liquidnet rollout gains ASIC approval

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... Investment Commission (ASIC) approval to roll out phase one of its new software that will allow institutions to trade large blocks of equities directly and anonymously with each other. The software can electronically match potential buyers and sellers ...

Liquidnet trading breaks mould

... on the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Liquidnet enables fund managers and buy-side traders to buy and sell large blocks of shares without going through a traditional broker. "There's a lot of information leakage that goes on when people are trading ...

Future Fund focuses on building blocks

Amid pressure from the industry to disclose how and when the Future Fund will deploy its near $50 billion assets, general manager Paul Costello stressed their main focus remains on building the right operational and investment infrastructure first. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
The Australian share market has opened higher, jumping out of the blocks fired by a spate of takeovers. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 41.3 points to 5,529.50, while the all ordinaries gained 38.4 points to 5509.80. Both indices ...

Banks to fund consumer IT security: Symantec

... complexity but at the same time, addressing the concerns." "We don't have all the answers but we think we've got the building blocks," he said. Symantec is the company behind popular mom-and-dad anti-virus software Norton Anti-Virus. In response to emerging ...

Time for another Wallis Inquiry

... noted the major consolidations that have happened overseas in recent years. By contrast, current government regulation blocks any similar mega-mergers despite the fact that from an international perspective, big banks such as ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and ...

Lend Lease announces 10 yr Surfers Paradise development

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
... on three sites bound by Ferny Avenue and the Gold Coast Highway in Surfers Paradise. The sites currently cover five city blocks and have the potential for up to 12 residential towers comprising 2,000 apartments, along with a new entertainment and premium ...

NZCC blocks AirNZ/Qantas alliance

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
New Zealand's competition watchdog today blocked Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd's proposed alliance, arguing it would damage competition and increase airfares. The New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) said airfares could have jumped by ...

Government clears the way for full Telstra sale

... legislation to go ahead with the sale of the remaining 50.1 per cent of Telstra today or tomorrow. It will be sold in three blocks, raising more than $30 billion. "What we're seeking now is authority to sell," Senator Alston said. "We've made it plain ...