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Further dark pool regulation premature: Fidessa

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Dark pools in Australia are too young for more regulation, said trading technology provider Fidessa, following a call from the ASX to tighten rules for off-exchange trades. Dark pools, which are generally unlicenced platforms for matching orders away ...

APA ups HDF offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The APA group has raised its offer for the Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund after it was granted due-diligence access to the fund's books earlier this week. This ups the ante on the battle for the infrastructure fund, which is also subject to takeover ...

Future Fund defends tax havens

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Future Fund has defended its investments in subsidiaries based in known tax-havens during a senate inquiry yesterday. The fund's 2011 annual report shows that it has 14.4% of its assets in the Cayman Islands, plus significant investments in the ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Institutional investors are increasingly demanding that Environmental, Social and Governance principles be considered in mandate design - and it needs to be from a macro-level, said Solaris Investment Management. "Several of Solaris' institutional clients ...

Super to eclipse banks as primary lender: Cooper

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Superannuation funds may have more money to lend than banks in under a decade, and could play a larger role in corporate lending than the corporate bond market, said Jeremy Cooper, architect of the government's Cooper Review. He expects banks, currently ...

Legal challenges face default super inquiry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The changing role of Government in recommending default super funds in modern awards could lead to worker legal action against the Commonwealth. The Law Council of Australia issued the warning at public hearings held by the Productivity Commission (PC) ...

CFS names new executive manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The Commonwealth Bank's group executive wealth management, Annabel Spring today announced the appointment of Linda Elkins as the new executive general manager of Colonial First State. Prior to her new role, Elkins was general manager of marketing and ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Another day, another blah to keep risk takers happy. Yes Virginia, in keeping up with our Olympics theme, it's turning out to be a blah relay. This time, Eric S. Rosengren -- president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - is running with the blah ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street finished higher on optimism the US and European central banks may act to stimulate their respective economies. At 0751 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Australian shares opened stronger, buoyed by overnight leads and hopes the European Central Bank will take action soon to relieve the euro zone debt crisis. At 1015 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.6 points, or 0.15 per cent ...