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ASIC heats up insider trading investigations

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has put the corporate advice world on high alert after releasing a report stating it has doubled its investigations into insider trading in the past year. ASIC took over the role as regulator from ...

ASIC warns it will act on rogue ETF pricing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission today warned that it would take action if exchange-traded fund prices interfere with market integrity by being too removed from the underlying index. The trading watchdog flagged more than 23,000 general ...

BNP Paribas gains Aust banking licence

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... BNP Paribas continues its expansion into the Australian financial markets with wholly-owned subsidiary, BNP Paribas Securities Services, granted a banking licence by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority. The licence will allow the bank to provide ...

Citi wins fund administration mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... multi-regional and end-to-end processing services for the Australian funds management industry," said Martin Carpenter, head of securities and fund services, Australia and New Zealand, Citi. "We will be integrating with existing services internationally ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... and BlueScope Steel rose seven cents, or 5.4 per cent, to $1.375. National turnover in Australia was 751.2 million securities worth $1.86 billion. A total of 453 stocks were up, 390 were down and 332 were unchanged.

Financial Planners want level playing field on commissions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... across all those involved in providing financial advice," he said. Rantall said many financial planners advise on listed securities so it would be an inconsistent application of the law to create a differentiation between advice givers. The Stockbrokers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... the national broadband network and to facilitate a customer focus. National turnover in Australia was 299.9 million securities worth $632.4 million. Some 351 stocks were up, 281 down and 281 were unchanged.

The other Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... correct. Its latest downgrade of the country's credit rating made it so. Just as its AAA rating of CDOs, mortgaged-backed securities and other structured investments back in the days -- when the GFC stood for Geelong Football Club and not the Global ...

BNP Paribas return to defensive fixed income

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... separately managed accounts, which will be invested in a portfolio of between 10 and 20 Australian fixed income and hybrid securities. Robert Harrison, chief executive, BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Australia said the Fund identifies a broad range ...

Westpoint directors face charges

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... Norm Carey and Graeme Rundle are facing two criminal charges each as a result of an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which alleges the two parties breached their duties under the Corporations Act. Westpoint ...