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ASX tees up $65m Yieldbroker deal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
ASX is set to buy a 49% stake in Yieldbroker, the Australian debt and interest rate derivatives market operator, for $65 million. The deal makes ASX a significant investor alongside ANZ, CBA, Citi, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Macquarie, NAB, RBC, RBS ...

Matrix merger to place ClearView among top 10 licensees

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
ClearView's bid to acquire all of the shares in Matrix's financial planning business would place the combined group among Australia's ten largest advice groups by number of advisers. ClearView and Matrix entered into a merger implementation deed last ...

ANU enlists CAER for ESG research

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Investment Office of the Australian National University (ANU) has enlisted the services of research group CAER to research and rate the companies in which invests according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The announcement ...

RBS enters enforceable undertaking

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Royal Bank of Scotland has entered an enforceable undertaking in relation to "potential misconduct" involving the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced. RBS will also voluntarily ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
id the holy spirit just give us a sign? Nah Virgina, I'm speak not of the one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' that is central to the Christian faith but the bank named after it in Portugal - Banco Espiritu Santo. Trading in scripts and bonds issued by Portugal's ...

ClearView appoints three BDMs

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
ClearView Wealth Limited has announced the appointment of three business development managers to its distribution team. Maree Feek has over 14 years' experience in the industry and has been appointed as a BDM for Queensland. She previously held positions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mixed with the Standard and Poor's reaching another record but the Nasdaq falling. At 0810 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,417. ...

The Lighter Side of MAX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
There will be heavy-duty research and insights to be shared at tomorrow's MAX - but there is a lighter side to the day, too. The one-day professional learning program is designed to challenge convention, give praise for best practice and, most of all ...

Bloomberg names exec to lead new bond indices business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The analyst responsible for managing the suite of UBS Australia Bond indices has joined Bloomberg Indexes to head up the company's AusBond Indexes business based in Sydney. In her new role, Kerry Angel will represent the Bloomberg Indexes business in ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
Yes, no, maybe... I don't know. It's another happy day for the stock markets, hoisted up by the news du jour of positive indications from the latest PMI survey readings. Yes. The Markit Economics index of US manufacturing rose to a flash reading of ...