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ANZ CEO sells shares to fund debt, tax

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... officer Michael Smith has sold $10.8 million worth of shares in the bank. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Friday, ANZ said that Smith sold the shares "to fund a forthcoming income tax payment and to repay debt." The share ...

Shareholders force RE change

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... fund was being diluted, and expressed concern over plans by 360 Capital to list the fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Denison Funds Management CEO, Matthew Burrows, said Denison would willingly step into the role as Responsible Entity ...

ASX flags concerns over losing single operator status

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
The Australian Securities Exchange raises a red flag over any loss of its current monopoly on clearing and settlement - claiming the country's financial market stability might be at risk. Up until now the ASX have been the single operator of clearing ...

APA ups HDF offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... Pipeline Partners Australia offer for HDF," APA chairman Len Bleasel said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). If the offer is accepted, APA said that it would raise $350 million to help fund the takeover by issuing listed notes. ...

Bendigo offloads IOOF stake

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... its 7.8% stake in wealth management firm IOOF Holdings, worth $110 million. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Bendigo and Adelaide Bank said the sale was conducted at $6.16 a share and is expected to improve its statutory earnings ...

Folkestone forced to pay cash

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... agreement, Folkestone has elected to pay the entire consideration in cash," the company said in an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announcement yesterday. The PDF is an arm of Innovation Australia - an independent statutory body established to assist ...

Brierley bids for wound-down scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... control of the India Equities Fund in January. Shares in Mercantile rose 2.5% to 8.2 cents on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) yesterday and have gained 18% this year. Before the Adelaide Managed Funds Asset Banked Yield Trust was removed from ...

Dunn loses bonus shares

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... hurdles, measured over a three year period, from 1 August 2009 to 31 July 2012. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) yesterday, AMP said "These rights have lapsed as the performance hurdles were not met." In 2009 AMP conducted a ...

ASX calls on ASIC to regulate dark pools

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
The Australian Securities Exchange has called on the Australian Securities & Investments Commission to crack down on dark pool trades in Australia. Dark pools are orders to buy or sell shares that are executed outside the transparent ''lit'' markets. ...

Austock seeks liquidity for shareholders who want out

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... underlying value of its various activities and capabilities," said Bessemer, in an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The buy-back announcement comes after Mariner Corporation Limited withdrew a proposed takeover bid for Austock. ...