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Goodbye or good buy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
Time to say good buy or goodbye? Is this the best of times or is this the worst of times? The dreaded DD (double-dip) is back on the headlines. So is the R (recession). And with them comes Armageddon. I think Armageddon is most fitting in this case ...

Higher US interest rates possible on downgrade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... more lenders. A decline in treasury prices could spark unexpected effects. Treasuries are widely held as collateral in clearing houses for financial derivatives, the Financial Review reports. A drop in prices could cause clearing houses to ask participants ...

Coalition, small business reject super clearing house model

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
A member of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Group has rejected the Superannuation Clearing House model and has called for employers to be taken out of the superannuation payment process altogether. Superannuation payments should be deducted by ...

BNP Paribas gains Aust banking licence

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... banking licence by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority. The licence will allow the bank to provide custody and clearing solutions from 2012 onwards, specifically targeting potential new clients in non-resident banks and broker dealers operating ...

ANZ employs GBST platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... Global Markets has given a long-term contract to GBST to deploy its securities transaction platform Syn~, designed for clearing and settlement in the capital markets. The Syn~ platform is a post trade middle and back office solution that can process ...

ASX grants Chi-X access to TAS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... potential new market operators. Chi-X has appointed interface technology specialist SecuritEase to provide entry to the clearing and settlement infrastructure operated by ASX.

Policy war erupts over super clearing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... superannuation payments. The Coalition, on Friday, issued a statement blasting the Government's Medicare superannuation clearing house as a $16 million white elephant that is used by only one per cent of employers. But the Government immediately countered ...

Coalition adopts ALP super clearing house model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
The Coalition has adopted the ALP's superannuation clearing house policy as their preferred way to simplify contribution payments for small businesses. Under the morphed policy, the Coalition has proposed small business employers send superannuation ...

New software simplifies front office broking

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... relationship systems. Denis Orrock, chief executive of GBST Broker Services, said the system integrates the GBST Shares clearing and settlement system, giving advisers a true picture of client holdings and positions while integrating into cash management ...

JP Morgan appoints direct custody head

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services has strengthened its direct custody and clearing capabilities with three new appointments as it prepares to broaden its New Zealand and Melbourne-focused business. Bronwyn Clere was appointed as head of Melbourne ...