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ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities Exchange Commission (ASIC) moves to block offshore market speculators and traders from targeting the local stockmarket when it imposed temporary restrictions on short-selling of all listed Australian equities effective today. ...

Mahogany assesses Lehman exposure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed, Mahogany Capital is voluntarily suspending the trading of its $75 million Notes Series I ahead of possible financing issues with Lehman Brothers. The firm announced the trading halt two days ago and then ...

TOWER and BNY Mellon clarify position

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... have been quick to clarify the firms have little to no exposure to Lehman Brothers and AIG. In an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) statement, TOWER Australia said it has "negligible exposures to AIG and Lehman Brothers". Meanwhile, the Bank of New ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... Issues in New Zealand". Base metals and uranium explorer Aluminex Resources Ltd is to list on the Australian securities exchange. On Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 89.5 points, or 1.86 per cent, to 4,903.8, while the broader All Ordinaries added ...

BGI adds two more ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... worldwide represented more than $980 billion at June. The firm now has 16 iShares ETFs trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Globally, BGI has 340 iShares ETFs trading on major stock exchanges. Recently, BGI appointed Deborah Fuhr as global ...

IOOF profits down

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... more than 10 per cent lower from its previous corresponding period. In a statement released on the Australian Securities Exchange today, IOOF reported a $25.9 million underlying net profit after tax, and an underlying earnings before deduction of interest ...

Challenger and AXA sign up to Liquidnet

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... sizes in Asia Pacific equities in July averaged $1.8 million compared to roughly $12,400 on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Liquidnet's global membership of 535 firms account for approximately $16.4 trillion in equity assets under management ...

Suncorp numbers fail to shine

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... have suffered profit falls due to poor markets and severe weather. In a statement released on the Australian Securities Exchange today, Suncorp confirmed that its wealth management arm reported an underlying profit of $136 million, down 9.3 per cent ...

Challenger FM down, CEO says goodbye

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... under management dropped 19 per cent in the last financial year. According to a statement on the Australian Securities Exchange, Challengers' funds under management dropped 19 per cent to reach $14.9 billion in the last financial year. "Over the last ...

IRESS buys boost profits

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation meanwhile, jumped by 14.9 per cent. According to an Australian Securities Exchange statement, the tech firm's acquisitions of TransActive, Dealer Management Systems (DMS) and FundClick have contributed to ...