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NAB addresses ACCC concerns

ASX STATEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
National Australia Bank (NAB) hopes to appease the ACCC's concerns about the planned AXA APH acquisition by potentially divesting the North Wealth.net investment platform, one of the causes of the competition regulator's concerns. In an ASX statement ...

ASX fends rivals with price cuts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Investors are benefiting from the rise of alternative trading platforms in Australia, with the incumbent Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) introducing massive fee cuts starting next month, including a 46 per cent cut on the headline trade execution ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
The Australian share market drifted lower in morning trade to be almost half a per cent weaker at noon. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 19 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 4,438.5 points, after opening about eight points lower. The ...

India Equities Fund proposes return of capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
John Pereira, chief executive of the India Equities Fund, has not ruled out launching another Indian equities strategy but said he is more concerned with meeting existing shareholders and returning capital to investors. According to an ASX statement ...

IOOF adds ETFs to Pursuit

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
IOOF's platform, Pursuit Select, has added a number of domestic and international Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) by State Street and BlackRock to its investment menu. "The growth in ETFs in recent times, coupled with demand from our advisers, led to the ...

ASX exec joins Adelaide Equity Partners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
Dion Silvy, former senior advisor with the Australian Securities Exchange, has joined Adelaide Equity Partners also as senior advisor. Silvy worked at the ASX's headquarters in Adelaide for four years, assisting many of South Australia's listed entities ...

Super funds could fill resource capital shortfall: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
Super funds should step up to the plate and help with the Australian resources $50-billion funding gap, according to several funds management companies. LimeStreet Capital's research report questions why super funds, including self managed super funds ...

Hyperion Aus Growth Companies eyes ASX300

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
Hyperion Australian Growth Companies fund gets A* rating from van Eyk Research after Hyperion changed the composition of the fund from Broad Cap to ASX 300. Last year, van Eyk had already rated Hyperion's separately managed account (SMA) portfolio ...

CFS GAM hires AMP Capital ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has appointed former AMP Capital Investors researcher, Nick Edgerton, to the newly created role of manager of ESG Research and Engagement. Edgerton worked at AMP Capital Investors as an environmental, social ...

ASX companies fall short on corruption disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Australian listed companies are not properly addressing potential corruption and bribery issues of their employees, a study revealed, amid one of Australia's biggest mining company's being forced to defend itself against corruption allegations. CAER ...