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ASIC begins investigation into James Hardie

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2004
Australia's corporate watchdog has begun an investigation into possible breaches of the law by James Hardie Industries. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's investigation comes one day after the findings of a six-month inquiry into ...

ASIC relaxes requirements on licensee cash deposits

... common fund. According to the class order, client money must be paid into an account that is with an authorised trustee corporation; relates to an interest in a registered scheme operated by that corporation; and is commonly known as a cash common fund. ...

QBE Insurance issues $530 mln in convertible securities

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2004
QBE Insurance Group (QBE) announced today the issue to institutional investors of 20-year zero coupon senior convertible securities (SCS), raising $US375 million or approximately $A530 million net funds after expenses. The proceeds will assist repayment ...

ASIC gives ASX thumbs up

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has given a positive assessment to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) for its performance of its market operator obligations. The Corporations Act requires that the regulator assess annually ...

Babcock & Brown announces board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
... chairman, and Ian Martin and Michael Sharpe. Nosworthy is currently chairman of Commander Communications and Stanwell Corporation and a director of GPT Management and Ventracor. Martin is a former chief executive officer of the BT Financial Group. Sharpe ...

VFMC appoints new chief executive

The Victorian Funds Management Corporation has appointed Syd Bone as its new chief executive officer. Bone takes over the reins from Stephen Taylor who left VFMC at the end of June after six years in the role. Bone will be relocating from Hong Kong ...

APRA disqualifies four former super trustees

... Industry Act 1993. The regulator has also banned the four from acting as responsible officers of a superannuation trustee corporation. The four individuals are former trustee directors of the Perth-based Strategic Capital Superannuation Fund, which manages ...

Shareholders have the power; ASIC

In a clarifying statement issued today, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) confirmed only shareholders of a public company have the power to remove company directors. ASIC referred to The Corporations Act 2001 citing only the ...

NAB adds four non-executive directors

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2004
... Brian Clark, Ken Moss and Ed Tweddell retire at the end of August. Robert Elstone is the managing director of SFE Corporation and was chief financial officer of Air New Zealand from 1991 to 1994. Danny Gilbert is a commercial lawyer and managing partner ...

Four stage phase out for News Corp; S&P

... actively consulted the market to canvass participants' views on the most appropriate process for the transition of News Corporation," S&P head of index services Tim Eisenhauer said. "There views have been a key consideration in the S&P Australian Index ...