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Fortis bank $19.5bn bail-out 'stabilises' FIA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
The part nationalisation of European banking giant Fortis will not affect the operations of its local subsidiary, Fortis Investments Australia, nor put FIA's $6 billion in funds at risk, said FIA's chief executive Ian Manton-Hall. The fate of Fortis ...

LGSS affected by shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... we won't be able to carry out that overlay," he said. Finally, LGSS participates in a stock-lending program via its custodian, JPMorgan. Turnbull however said they are "very careful" as to what sort of security they hold over the stocks, with the activity ...

ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities Exchange Commission (ASIC) moves to block offshore market speculators and traders from targeting the local stockmarket when it imposed temporary restrictions on short-selling of all listed Australian equities effective today. ...

Mahogany assesses Lehman exposure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... Mahogany Capital in its Notes Series. Mahogany Capital is working with security trustee, Perpetual Trustee Company, custodian and trustee Bank of New York Mellon and the note trustee of Mahogany Notes I to clarify its position. "The reason for the suspension ...

AustralianSuper sticks with securities lending

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... hedge funds - that invest the AustralianSuper portfolio." AustralianSuper, which uses JP Morgan Chase Bank as their custodian, is AAA-rated by SelectingSuper. According to the researcher, their Australian equities investment option posted an after fees ...

RBC Dexia scores two

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... institutional clients. The second win for RBC Dexia is South African fund manager Investec Asset Management, which selected the custodian to be its shareholder services provider for the firm's $7.4 billion Global Strategy Fund, also based in Luxembourg. ...

More super to move into daily pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... number of funds going down that path," said Proebstl. However, Patrick Liddy, director of marketing and strategy at NAB Custodian Services, said the whole debate is overblown. He said what should be discussed is whether there is a need for daily pricing ...

ESG assets made clear: JPMorgan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... JPMorgan, these movements are then reported back to the firm's clients via a web portal called JPMorgan Access. The custodian's clients in Australia currently include AustralianSuper, ARIA, Challenger and Vanguard Investments Australia.

US pension funds review securities lending

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... a majority 80 per cent of those surveyed did say that they were satisfied with the response of their master trust or custodian when they did face liquidity problems. Francesco Squillacioti, the Asia-Pacific regional business director for State Street's ...

Omega recruits head of operations

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... working for State Street Australia, where he oversaw the client transition process when the business acquired the Westpac custodian arm. Dunlevie holds a Bachelor of Business in Banking and Finance from Victoria University and is a Certified Practicing ...