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ASIC details licensing exemptions for foreign service providers

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released guidelines expalining its approach to licensing exemptions for foreign providers of wholesale financial products. Under Policy Statement 176, according to Malcolm Rodgers, ASIC's ...

TXU to float Australian business to pay $3 billion debt

Texan energy giant TXU Inc is looking to float part of its Australian business in early 2004, to pay down nearly $3 billion in debt and fund growth. But the Dallas-based parent still wants to keep a controlling stake, according to its Melbourne-based ...

Senate Super Committee calls for rewrite of government portability regulations

Senator Nick Sherry, the shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, has said that the Senate Super Committee has unanimously requested the Government rewrite its so-called portability regulations. "The portability regulations claim to allow ...

ASSIRT to monitor Schroder's new appointment for ratings purposes

Assirt Research has said that Ken Lambden, the chief investment officer and head of Australian securities at Schroder Investment Management Australia Limited (SIMAL) had been promoted to the role of global head of equities for Schroders plc (the parent ...

ACCC reject proposed air alliance, airlines to appeal

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today denied approval for a proposed alliance between Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd. "The proposed alliance would be highly anti-competitive and offer little benefit to the Australian ...

Virgin Blue responds to watchdog air alliance decision

Virgin Blue said today the Australian competition watchdog's decision to deny approval for an alliance of its two major Trans-Tasman competitors helped clarify its future plans. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today said there ...

S&P predicts investment grade status for NBFI sector

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
Standard & Poor's has said the financially strongest companies in the Australian non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) sector could potentially achieve investment grade status. However the sector remains dominated by a large number of non-investment-grade ...

Interstar launches MBS issue

Interstar Securities (Australia) Pty Ltd has launched the ninth AUD issue under its Interstar Millennium Trust Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) programme, Macquarie Bank Ltd announced today. Macquarie is arranger and lead manager for the issue, while ...

Mixed results for Macquarie's tollway projects for August 2003

Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG) has today announced the details of traffic use on its toll road projects in Toronto, Canada and in Sydney, reflecting mixed results for August. MIG owns 43 per cent of Toronto's 407 ETR, which recorded 166.185 million ...

AMP discusses capital raising plans

Media reports today of a capital raising by the company reconfirm statements made by the company at the release of its interim results on 20 August 2003, AMP Ltd said in a statement to the market this morning. Earlier today it was reported that the ...