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IOOF profits down

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... drop of 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 ...

Challenger and AXA sign up to Liquidnet

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... Transaction 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 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... Exchange, the September share price index contract was 95 points lower at 4906 on a volume of 15,935 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said there was a "general negative" view around the local bourse today. "Given ...

Templeton targets Vietnam

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... promotion of financial services projects that will contribute to the development of the Vietnamese stock market and securities sector. "Vietnam is a young market, but the potential is immense. We believe it will grow to become one of Asia's most important ...

Suncorp numbers fail to shine

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... divisions 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 ...

Challenger FM down, CEO says goodbye

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... its funds 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 ...

ASIC restructures staff line-up

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is investing significant man power in its financial economy and investigation and prosecution departments as the regulator undergoes a radical restructure of its staff line up. ASIC's strategic ...

Pax fined for SRI breach

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... US$500,000 in regulatory fines for violating its own socially responsible investments (SRI) policies. According to the Securities Exchange Commission, the firm bought 10 securities between 2001 and 2005 that the funds' SRI restrictions prohibited them ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... cents, or 0.51 per cent to $15.67 after delivering a report explaining its controversial involvement with collapsed securities lender Opes Prime. Westpac added 25 cents, or 1.15 per cent to $21.91. while its takeover target St George Bank improved 35 ...

VFMC appoints ex-Goldman Sachs MD

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... member of the FTSE Asia-Pacific Index Committee and sits on Advisory Panels for the Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Securities Index Committees. Until Pascoe assumes his role next month, Andrew Elliott will continue in the acting CIO capacity.