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IOOF buys 13pc stake in MacarthurCook

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... stake in boutique property investment fund manager MacarthurCook. In a statement released last Friday on the Australian Securities Exchange, MacarthurCook confirmed that it would form a "strategic investment management and distribution alliance" with ...

Trust banks on fiduciary after BNY sale

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... shareholders via special dividends [of $1 per share]," he said. According to a statement released on the Australian Securities Exchange, the transaction has received appropriate government approval. All other conditions precedent have been met ahead ...

East Timor Petroleum fund signs JPMorgan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... custodial services, JPMorgan will also educate BPA officials on global financial markets. Jane Perry, JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services Australia & New Zealand chief executive, said the agreement was the first of its kind in East Timor. This broadening ...

Aus and NZ fund issuance better under MRSO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and New Zealand Securities Commission have applauded the Mutual Recognition of Securities Offerings (MRSO) - a new legislation that will see trans-Tasman mutual recognition of securities offerings. ...

Austock launches planning arm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... clients manage their interest rate, currency and commodity investments. Established in 1991, Austock Group comprises of a securities and investment management business with more than $1.3 billion in funds under management.

Liquidnet trading reaches $1 billion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Australian buy-side institutions traded more than $1 billion in domestic securities via the electronic marketplace, Liquidnet, since it's inception in February this year. Liquidnet facilitates institutional equities trading for various asset management ...

DKN buys Bigger businesses

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... has snapped up Bigger Financial Planning and Bigger Accounting. According to a statement released to the Australian Securities Exchange, DKN secured the two businesses via its equity partner MQ Planning Pty Ltd. Bigger Accounting has a strong fee base ...

Aust and NZ to mutually recognise capital raisings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Australia and New Zealand are about to sign a deal that will enable capital raising securities to be offered in both countries without the need for extra compliance hurdles. Senator Nick Sherry, the Australian Minister for Superannuation and Corporate ...

Australia gets Chinese QDII status

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... Richard Gilbert, IFSA chief executive. "Australia now [has] the necessary memorandums in place with both the China Securities and Regulatory Commission (CSRC) [and] the China Banking and Regulatory Commission (CBRC) - two of the most important financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... post a loss of $US2.8 billion ($A2.9 billion), citing "challenging market conditions" related to the mortgage-backed securities tied to the US housing slump and the related global credit crunch. The banking sector slumped. Commonwealth Bank lost $1.17 ...