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Austock sells PFM to Folkstone

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... Management has reached an agreement to sell its Property Funds Management business to Folkstone Limited, leaving Mariner Corporation's takeover bid in doubt. Darren Olney-Fraser, Mariner chief executive officer, told Financial Standard that he would ...

Austock bid on ice

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
A trading halt placed on the Austock Group may impact Mariner Corporation's takeover bid for the company. The trading halt followed reports that Austock chief executive Bill Bessemer was in talks with Folkestone Limited about a joint venture to run ...

Mariner revises Austock offer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
Mariner Corporation has revised the conditions of its intended takeover of Austock Group, including a small rise in bid price for shareholders. On June 25 Mariner announced an intention to purchase all shares in Austock at 10.5 cents per share. Shareholders ...

Ascalon investment head swaps into H3

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... previously worked at Commonwealth Bank, BOC Gases and SingTel Optus. Ascalon is a 100% owned subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation.

NSW govt run annuity targets platforms

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... buy an annuity style inflation protected debt instrument. The product was launched in March, however, NSW Treasury Corporation spokesperson Tim Hext said raising awareness of the product was "to be honest, going quite slowly." "At the moments we're are ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... higher at noon, with the consumer discretionary sector leading the broader market on fresh reports concerning News Corporation's proposed corporate restructure. At 1242 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.5 points, or 0.21 per cent ...

Cold calling scammer gets 10 year ban

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission has banned City Index Australasia and its director, Blair Jason Travers, from the financial services industry for 10 years after being found guilty of a cold calling scam. Australian Securities & Investments ...

Mariner launches Austock takeover bid

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Listed investment firm Mariner Corporation has made a takeover bid on Austock Group at a slim 5% premium. Mariner yesterday informed the market that it intends to make an offer to Austock shareholders to acquire all issued shares. Mariner expects to ...

SMSFs should pay SuperStream levy: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
Self-managed super funds are the biggest superannuation sector by dollars and will be major beneficiaries of the SuperStream reforms and so should contribute to the levy being imposed on other fund members, argues the AIST. Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Vic to issue bonds to plug VisionSuper DB deficit

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... Standard understands that the councils would go to market with bonds potentially underwritten by the Victorian Treasury Corporation, enabling them to sell debt and soften the blow of their funding obligations. Defined benefit schemes in Australia, and ...