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APX given green light

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... market. APX will provide an attractive new venue for corporates to raise capital and be publicly listed, and bring competition, and new investors and corporates, in the listing and trading markets in Australia," he said. New industry-wide rules relating ...

Chi-X matches ASX trade reporting cap

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... movements and instability. The Chi-X on the other hand, said that if regulators open up clearing and settlement for competition it would have "quite the reverse" impact. In February according to Chi-X its market share was 11%, higher than the 6.5 per ...

ASIC appoints deputy chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... the financial sector and consumer protection issues. Prior to his appointment he was deputy chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and has worked in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Kell has also been chief ...

Fund managers tip great returns on US investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... of bricks and mortar, in a similar revolution to Wal-Mart's achievements in the 1990s relative to their traditional competition," Burgess said. HSBC Global head of macro and investment strategy Philip Poole added that accommodative central bank policies ...

Russell Investments director to head UniSuper

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... Kevin at the helm, well-positioned to manage the challenges ahead, including ongoing regulatory change and increased competition within the superannuation sector," said Cuffe.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... dropped about 15 per cent in the past four weeks. Making news on Wednesday, Qantas received final approval from the competition watchdog for its global partnership with Dubai-based airline Emirates. Qantas was up 2.75 cents at $1.7475. In other airline ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... Santos was up six cents at $12.71 and Woodside Petroleum was 45 cents higher at $36.70. Making news on Thursday, the competition regulator said it would not oppose CBA's proposed takeover of Aussie Home Loans. CBA, which already held 33 per cent of Aussie ...

FICAP Rockstars gear up for tonight's fundraising

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... financial services industry will crown a new FICAP RockStar at the annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar event'. The competition will be fierce with 12 RockStar hopefuls trying to win over the judges and the finance industry crowd, while raising money for ...

Virgin blazes trail with redundancy cover

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... agreed period. "We did quite a bit of research with our customers and the market place and we saw that there's not much competition in this space... and where there is, the offerings are less transparent," said Curneen. Virgin's income protection cover ...

Auditions still on for charity RockStar gig

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... to participate in the 'Who Wants to be a RockStar' charity event on March 21. FICAP's 'Who wants to be a RockStar' competition is an annual event where finance professionals are encouraged to leave their suits and ties behind and be a rockstar for the ...