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Short selling flaw lies in disclosure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... undue burden on market participants or inappropriate barriers to foreign equity investment in the Australian market". Regulations concerning short selling are currently being reviewed by the Commonwealth Treasury and ASIC.

Short selling shouldn't be sold short

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... research showing "that only a small proportion of lent securities are used to cover directional short sales." "The more regulations the more you take away the financial tools to add value," said Pearson. In other Greenwich news, Pearson said their investible ...

Retirement liabilities dwarf assets six-fold

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... assets. State Street Corporation believe this position is going to come under increasing pressure due to stricter regulations and new accounting standards that are pushing both small and large sponsors to contain or reduce their liabilities. A strategic ...

Brushing up market integrity

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... by directors and senior executives. They have also called for a review on disclosure practices and compliance with regulations in the short selling and securities lending arenas. IFSA and ACSI said securities lenders have an important role to play in ...

Don't strangle sovereign funds: OECD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... Freedom of Investment, National Security and Strategic Industries in Paris later this month to discuss each countries' regulations and the perceived threat.

Vietnam the next LPT hotspot

... also encouraging a number of Asian countries, including India and China, to explore creating their own domestic REIT regulations and markets." Meanwhile, Vietnam is the country to watch after it kicked Japan off the third spot. Early this month, a 75-member ...

ADPIA lobbies against relic property laws

... called for each State Revenue Office in Australia to standardise stamp duty and get rid of archaic property trust regulations. Linden Toll, the president of the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) said current laws are out of date ...

Liechtenstein blocks AML

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... done before its financial services sector can be closely aligned with international financial services standards and regulations. "Minimising the risk of abuse of corporate vehicles and related financial services products presents an ongoing challenge ...

Instalment warrants spice up property portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... increasingly enquiring about instalment warrants. The new vogue comes post the ex-federal government's changes to the regulations surrounding SMSFs and their access to the warrants. Former Assistant Treasurer Petter Dutton reversed the then-federal government's ...

AMP posts 47pc growth in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... these conditions," said Dunn. AMP Financial Services managing director Craig Meller said the government's Simple Super regulations had resulted in significant changes to the size and timing of flows. Total net cashflows for the December quarter increased ...