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Platypus wins court case

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... Mead, chairman of Platypus, said that the finding justified Platypus' stand. "We always believed that the case was without merit and throughout this regrettable matter we have resolutely argued our position," he said. "Today's finding vindicates our ...

ACCC gives go ahead to SGX-ASX deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The competition regulator has approved the Singapore exchange's controversial plans to acquire the local bourse - setting the stage for a volatile debate next year over whether the deal is in the national interest. Approval from the ACCC was not expected ...

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
GMO asset manager James Montier implored investors to move beyond policy benchmarks, and called for a risk rethink at a recent Investment Management Consultants Association conference. "The minute you give an investment manager a policy benchmark, all ...

MLC acquires remaining Meritum stake

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
MLC has completed its purchase of Meritum Financial Group, a planning group that MLC inherited as part of its Aviva acquisition. MLC acquired a minority ownership stake in Meritum as part of its acquisition of Aviva Australia, who was a stakeholder ...

Goodman makes play for $1.2 billion ING REIT

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
Goodman Group, along with "three major pension and sovereign wealth funds", has made a move for the ING Industrial Fund, it was revealed this morning. In a statement to the ASX, ING said it had received a "highly conditional" proposal from the consortium ...

Political heat rising on ASX takeover

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
Politicians from both sides of the aisle have reacted cautiously to the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) takeover bid for the ASX. In a note to clients, JPMorgan analyst Russell Gill said he believed it would be difficult for the government to reject the ...

QE2 to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... the FOMC meeting: "In light of the considerable uncertainty about the current trajectory for the economy, some members saw merit in accumulating further information before reaching a decision about providing additional monetary stimulus. In addition ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
The world's major central banks are in danger of setting off a mercantilist race to the bottom as they attempt to gain competitiveness through artificial currency debasement, analysts say. After six years of abstinence, the Japanese Ministry of Finance ...

Infra bonds get conditional industry support

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... could play a role in assisting the funding of Australia's infrastructure bottleneck." "Some funds will no doubt assess the merit of the Coalition's proposed scheme while others will continue to show a preference for direct investment."

Gunns freezes MIS offerings

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
Gunns Limited, which owns the Responsible Entity of several Great Southern schemes, flagged it will not be making any MIS offers this financial year. Gunns Limited owns Gunns Plantations - the responsible entity for the 1998 - 2006 Great Southern pulpwood ...