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Hedge funds slam ban extension

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
The hedge fund industry has condemned the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) decision to extend the ban on short selling on non-financial stocks, declaring it will have "severe and immutable long-term effects". ASIC extended the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
The Australian share market was nearly three per cent higher at noon, led by the resources sector, after copper and oil prices held firm late on Friday. Stocks may react to a report due from China today which will show how fast that economy grew in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher after US stocks slowed their declines on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index fell 1.49 per cent and 1.18 per cent respectively while the NASDAQ managed to gain 0.27 ...

Intech appoints Hawkey to board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
Intech Investments appointed former Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) board member, Daryl Hawkey as independent non executive director to its board. Hawkey's banking and funds management career spans 40 years, working at Sagitta Wealth ...

Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
Financial markets' attention remains glued to the developing negotiations with regard to the proposed US$700 billion Treasury Asset Relief Program. Equity markets closed higher overnight following reports that the US Congress is close to approving the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead, with Wall Street shooting higher on reports the federal government may create an entity that will take over banks' bad debt. At 0738 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's December Share Price Index ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
The structured finance sector of the domestic debt capital market saw most activity last week, in terms of issuance and rating actions. The sector, and primarily RMBS, has made something of a comeback this month after a relatively quiet August. Issuance ...

Vanguard saves $5m in trading costs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
True to the adage 'timing is everything', index manager Vanguard saved investors over $5 million in reduced transactions costs this year through 'crossing savings'. A 'crossing' or a 'special spread' saving occurs when Vanguard fund uses the cash invested ...

SEQUAL appoints new chairman

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
SEQUAL has promoted its current deputy chairman, Martin Lynch, to the role of chairman to the reverse mortgages industry body board. Lynch is the head of reverse mortgage at ABN AMRO, having joined the firm in April 2005 to establish their reverse mortgage ...

Instos pour $370m into Apostle fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
A number of public sector and industry super funds, multi managers and master trusts have pumped a combined $370 million into a specialist Apostle fund that aims to capitalise on the undervalued US senior bank loans market. The Apostle Loomis Sayles ...