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Credit Suisse buys AXE stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
Credit Suisse has purchased a stake in the alternative equities trading platform, AXE Electronic Communications Network (ECN). AXE ECN is a fast, low cost way of trading securities by avoiding stock markets, whereby a broker matches buyers and sellers ...

Don't strangle sovereign funds: OECD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned countries against enforcing greater foreign investment restrictions because it could negatively affect domestic economic growth. To address national security issues such as ...

Zurich's timely insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
Zurich is looking to up its stake in the life risk insurance playing field as it launches "Select Term" insurance, which breaks insurance in manageable chunks of 5,10 and 15 years. Zurich claims its Select Term product is created to "to provide certainty ...

Vietnam the next LPT hotspot

While Australia and Singapore continue to lead the stakes in global listed property trusts, the surprise star in a new survey is Vietnam, jumping from the sixth spot to third in predicted property market growth. The findings came from the Asia Pacific ...

Better FHSAs needed for buyers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... involved with FHSA arrangements. ASFA claims properly designed FHSAs will complement traditional retirement savings. "Access to owner-occupied housing forms an integral part of a person's standard of living in retirement. Individuals need to both save ...

Superfund Group pans for Australian gold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... back of traditional assets in favour of more diversified alternative classes," said Christian Baha, Superfund founder and owner. Trading under the SuperAlphaFund Financial banner, the Superfund Group will distribute its Superfund Strategy A and Superfund ...

MillhouseIAG buys Huntley

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... an opportunity to re-enter the funds management industry since. Millhouse said the acquisition will place the firm as the owner and operator of an integrated suite of businesses focused on extracting value at every stage of the funds management process. ...

Genesys consolidates two practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Two firms under the Genesys Wealth Advisers umbrella have joined forces to form Aspire2. Genesys has boosted its stake in member firms within the group after completing a deal with Perth based financial practice Aspire2. The transaction included a combination ...

Liechtenstein blocks AML

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
The tiny principality of Liechtenstein, famous for its status as a global tax and investment haven, still poses a threat to international anti-money laundering efforts, a new International Monetary Fund report reveals. Liechtenstein's financial sector ...

Becton selects DSTi

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
ASX-listed Becton Property Group has announced that it will implement DST International's HiPortfolio Unit Pricing solution to its investment management division. The incorporation of the HiPortfolio Unit Pricing is expected to facilitate a more proactive ...