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Liquidnet appoints Asia-Pacific COO

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... head of market operations at Chi-X Australia, which he helped launch in 2012. He has also held roles at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), specializing in developing new products, including the implementation of a venue for the matching of large-sized ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... investors was the cornerstone of improving confidence in the financial services industry. The body praised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for taking steps to improve the quality of advice offered to retail clients by enhancing ...

BNP Paribas signs up to TARGET 2

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
BNP Paribas has announced it will be a 'directly connected participant' of the TARGET 2 Securities (TS2) settlement program. The TARGET 2 - which stands for Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement express transfer system - is an initiative ...

NAB and ABS employees arrested for insider trading fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... face charges of insider trading and abuse of public office. The charges follow a joint investigation of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Officials from both institutions told the media ...

NAB wealth division reports flat earnings

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... Wealth cash earnings were $174 million for the half year ending on March 2013, the company reported to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). NAB said that income benefitted from strong growth in funds under management as a result of investment markets ...

BNP Paribas appoints custody product head

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
BNP Paribas Securities Services, a global custodian with over $8 trillion in assets under custody, has appointed Justin Burman as head of product - asset and fund services (AFS) in Australia. Burman is responsible for market research and analysis, service ...

Blue Sky launches first listed investment company

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... is markedly different from the predominantly equity and fixed interest focused LICs already listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The LIC will co-invest alongside direct investors in Blue Sky's managed funds across the company's four alternative ...

Australian ETF industry passes $11 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... returns of the Australian share market. The assets of the Geared Fund will generally comprise the 200 largest equity securities listed on the ASX weighted by market capitalisation, which are expected to earn dividends and franking credits for the fund. ...

YBR poised to acquire mortgage aggregator

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... board has also unanimously recommended the rest of its shareholders to accept the buyout offer. YBR told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it has entered into an implementation deed with Vow. Vow "is a profitable business that earns commissions ...

Citi wins custody of Norway's Oil Fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... Towers Watson it is the second largest pension fund in the world. Under the deal, Citi will provide global custody and securities lending services to support NBIM's $850 billion investment portfolio globally. Citi said the mandate was "believed to be ...