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US and Aus open equities borders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Local investors are set to benefit from a new agreement between US and Australian regulators that may allow brokers from both regions to only comply with their home country regulation when trading Australian or US equities. The groundbreaking deal could ...

Pension deficits halts M&A activity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
A UK pension report from Mercer revealed equity market volatility has wiped off more than $130 billion of the value of FTSE 350 pension schemes, potentially hindering merger and acquisition (M&A) activity across Europe. Pension deficits was one of the ...

CSRF chases alpha

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) awarded Barclays Global Investors (BGI) and BlackRock Investment Management a $100 million mandate each to capture short-term equity market opportunities. The mandates were allocated to the BGI ...

Credit Suisse slapped with $12m fine

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Investment banking giant Credit Suisse has been fined $12 million by the UK's Financial Services Authority for repricing certain asset-backed securities. According to a statement released by the FSA, Credit Suisse was fined $12 million for "failing ...

Shift ad budget for Gen Y: Williams

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Super funds must revamp their marketing strategy and reallocate funding from traditional marketing media and focus on online content to better communicate with Generation Y, according to digital marketing expert, Jenny Williams. Speaking at the Association ...

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Super fund industry bodies welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) consultation paper, declaring it will boost super fund member engagement and improve retirement savings. The consultation paper 101 Superannuation forecasts ...

IFM boosts stake in Ecogen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
Industry Funds Management (IFM) bought the remaining 72.6 per cent equity stake in gas electricity firm, Ecogen Holdings from Babcock & Brown Power for $80.9 million. IFM has been an investor in the firm since 2003 and now completely owns the business ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
The week ahead will be a busy one, giving financial markets plenty of information to discern the near-term outlook for growth and inflation. Australia: The Australian Bureau of Statistics release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for the June ...

We need a fairness test: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
The lack of a fairness test governing how financial institutions treat their customers has resulted in excessive compliance rules that don't always work, said Jeremy Cooper, deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...

Garvan FP practice gains SAI approval

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
Garvan licensed financial planning practice, Finance Control was awarded the SAI Global backed, Financial Planning 9000 standard, a benchmark for quality administration and business management. The Financial Planning 9000 - Quality Management for Financial ...