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Singapore makes $8.4bn grab for ASX

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The Singapore stock exchange, SGX, has made an $8.4 billion bid for the ASX - a move that could see Australia's major exchange become a mere divisional office to Singapore's, if the deal receives regulatory approval. Australian Securities Exchange shareholders ...

ANZ to open Chengdu centre

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
ANZ Bank has established a new Chinese-language operations centre in Chengdu to support its business growth in the region. Speaking at a signing ceremony with the Chengdu Government, ANZ chief executive Mike Smith said ANZ has now reached a size in ...

Singapore: the cloud computing hub

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Not content with dominating financial services, Singapore is emerging as the cloud-computing hub for the Asia Pacific region, according to new research. Cloud computing enables a financial services company to access its IT applications through the web ...

UK bid to attract Aussie investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
The UK government is rolling out new initiatives to make the UK more attractive for local businesses and investors. Currently, Australia is the sixth largest major investor in Britain while the UK is Australia's second largest investor, with Britain ...

AMP fin centre opens first fee-for-service shopfront

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
AMP has officially opened its retail financial planning centre in Parramatta - giving clients the opportunity to visit a one-stop shop for their planning needs. The centre was officially opened by AMP chief executive Craig Dunn and Parramatta lord mayor ...

ING Aus opens Wollongong hub, to hire 600 staff

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
NSW Premier Kristina Keneally this morning opened the new ING superannuation and investments operations centre in Wollongong south of Sydney, the upgraded hub that is set to grow its staff numbers from 350 to 600 in three years. The four-and-a-half ...

Simpler, faster, cheaper rollovers: IFF

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
The Industry Funds Forum has launched an electronic commerce hub aimed at revolutionising super rollovers. IFF unveiled a new electronic commerce hub that aims to cut down processing time, cost, and simplify the process of rollover transfers between ...

PM repeats calls to make Australia a fin services hub

At an industry forum yesterday, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talks about the next wave of superannuation reforms and the critical role the financial services sector play in the national economy. He said the reforms are the most significant set of reforms ...

Islamic finance crucial for Australia: Crean

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
The $1 trillion Islamic finance market is a crucial part of the Australian Government's strategy to make Australia a financial hub in Asia Pacific, according to Simon Crean, minister for trade. At the launch of the Government's booklet, Islamic Finance ...

Clearing house model to be multi competitive: Tsy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
Treasury's release of draft legislation for the superannuation clearing house signals that while the government appointed Medicare as the small business clearing house, it expects multiple clearing houses to be operating in the market. "[It will] allow ...