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ASIC seeks interim orders against Equititrust

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... December 12 2011 or earlier order of the Court. Equititrust is also restrained from modifying or replacing the scheme's constitution, issuing new interests in the scheme, redeeming, cancelling or modifying existing members' interests and dealing with ...

UBS shuts ING Australian alpha funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... of October 7. Proceeds will be calculated and distributed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the fund's constitution, ING said. Since inception in 2010 the Alpha Plus Australian Share Fund and the Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund had produced ...

SG High Court challenge lost

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
A legal challenge that questioned whether the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act was valid under the constitution has lost in the High Court of Australia. The case, Roy Morgan Research Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation, ultimately found that the Superannuation ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher, continuing Wednesday's local upward trend and after strong rallies overseas. At 0706 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 44 points at 4,240. In economic news on Thursday ...

D-E-B-T

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... deeper spending cuts and measures to cap government spending and indelibly ink a 'balanced budget' proviso into the Constitution. President Obama doesn't - he's already promised to veto this. Yak, yak, yak. Yes, Republicans and Democrats will continue ...

PIF Action Group lands Federal Court win

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... Income Fund. Yesterday the Federal Court ruled in favour of PIFAG's application to halt Wellington from changing its constitution with the judgment finding the move was against to the Corporations Act and as trustees, Wellington did not have the right ...

PIF Investor action group claim small victory

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... the Premium Income Fund (PIF) issued via a recent capital raising. The group also want to reverse changes to the constitution and restrain Wellington from issuing units pursuant to a rights issue, which had come about at the same time as the capital ...

Unitholders ask ASIC/NSX to ban cap raising

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... unitholders are part of, said they believe the planned capital raising is in breach of the Corporations Act, the Scheme Constitution, NSX Listing Rules and not in the interests of Unitholders. The raising, announced on May 6 by Wellington Capital, the ...

Super future hangs on High Court decision

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Super funds will be keenly watching the outcome of a precedent making High Court case that has the potential to destroy a major plank of superannuation legislation, an industry body said today. Market research company Roy Morgan Research has challenged ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... stock market performance alongside food prices (or crude oil ) and you'll see a strong positive correlation. The constitution of Argentina's major exports -- soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat, flour - explains why. These ...