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LGSS affected by shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
ASIC's crackdown on short selling has left a profound impact across the local investment industry, including upsetting the investment strategy of the $5.5 billion Local Government Superannuation Scheme. Around eight to 10 per cent of LGSS' investment ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... "The market is generally higher but of course the fact that the rescue plan on Wall Street may have hit another stumbling block has seen local investors pull out a little bit after starting up by about one per cent on open," Ms Saly said. "Most of the ...

Minnow mortgage manager wants to be big fish

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... partners above them, they are going to be in great trouble as they won't have any scale - so they either have to merge into a block of say five at the lower end, or the second tier or the first tier is going to aggregate down and consolidate."

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. ...

Less claims, more benefits: ANZ Super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
ANZ Super has reported a lower than expected number of TPD and death insurance claims, an actuarial investigation found - prompting the fund to lower its premium rates as a reward to its members. The fund's actuary recently completed actuarial investigation ...

Pengana wins ex-Rubicon investors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
Ex- Rubicon investment managers Antonio Meroni and Tony Wolfe's have brought more than just their expertise to Pengana when they joined in May - they have also ferried across some of Rubicon's largest global institutional investors keen for a slice ...

Fundies must upskill in low-carbon world

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
A $500 billion carrot awaits the new breed of fund managers willing to do their homework on climate change, but the road to the burgeoning investment sector is full of stumbling blocks. Speaking at an IMCA briefing this week, DWS investment analyst ...

Challenger and AXA sign up to Liquidnet

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... Challenger Financial Services head of trading, said Liquidnet demonstrated it could deliver access to real institutional block liquidity efficiently. Meanwhile, Hei Seki, AXA Rosenberg Investment Management head of trading, said the block trading opportunities ...

Govt policies block choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Rudd Government's proposed policies on super and financial advice are potentially "anti-competitive" and won't go unchallenged, said shadow treasurer Malcolm Turnbull. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Turnbull said the Coalition will be ...

BT Financial jobs on the chopping block

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
BT Financial has placed 100 roles in its support and management divisions under review, blaming the staff cuts to the volatile markets. The move comes after the group funds under management fell 9 per cent during the 12 months to March 2008, according ...