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ASX considers UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has said it is 'considering the progress' of the United Nations' 'Sustainable Stock Exchanges' (SSE) initiative, following news that the London Stock Exchange has become the tenth exchange to sign up to the program. ...

Blue Sky raises $60.4 million for first listed alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... Alternatives Access Fund Limited (Alternatives Fund). The new Listed Investment Company (LIC), set to debut on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: BAF) on Monday 16 June, will be Australia's only directly managed, alternatives-focused LIC The amount ...

UBS adviser banned from financial services industry

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... adviser of UBS AG holding an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence from September 2005 to April 2013. An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation found that Konjevic had not adhered to various UBS codes of conduct and ...

MDA provider appoints lawyer to senior role

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... Managed Account Holdings has appointed a senior lawyer as company secretary, ahead of its listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The owner of managedaccounts.com.au has appointed Jillian McGregor for her experience working in mid and top ...

EQT receives approval for ANZ Trustees acquisition

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... ANZ Trustees. Acting Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has provided the approval, the company told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). "As such, the sale and purchase agreement with ANZ is now unconditional," EQT said. EQT added that the relevant ...

ASIC asks FSI for more flexible toolkit

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to grant it a more flexible regulatory toolkit and increase its scope to address market problems. Giving a speech at the Corporate Governance ...

Budget cuts force ASIC to axe surveillance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The cuts to the funding of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have forced the regulator to axe proactive surveillance in a number of areas. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft told the Senate Economics Committee during a budget estimates ...

Crowe Horwath and Findex in acquisition talks

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... taking any action with respect to a bona fide competing transaction," the company said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). "Provided that the competing transaction is a superior proposal and failing to respond to that competing ...

Crowe Horwath to announce buyout proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Crowe Horwath has requested a trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and will soon provide an update on discussions regarding acquisition proposals. The company, which changed its name from WHK Group in mid-2013, has reportedly received ...

ASIC budget cuts send the wrong message: Greens

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Cuts to the funding of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) send the wrong message to would-be criminals, Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said. Whish-Wilson spoke after ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said that ASIC will have to ...