ASX
Ignominy looms for ASX shift on raising rules
Insider ASX proposals to free up capital raising rules for small and mid-size companies could be headed for a humiliating defeat after John Brogden's Financial Services Council weighed, belatedly, into the...
Shop troops needed for a counter revolution
Ian McIlwraith Australia's leading retailers scored ''own'' goals from their campaign to have internet shopping's GST-free ride halted, but their customers are not behaving like they will shop until they drop.
Future Fund's new early morning synergy
CBD Sensitive details of the inner workings of the Future Fund were divulged yesterday when its managing director, Mark Burgess, faced his routine interrogation in Canberra.
ASX profit slips on reduced trading
Bourse operator has reported 2.7 per cent fall in nine-month underlying profit, citing subdued activity in equity markets.
ASX generous in ConsMedia disclosure
Ian McIlwraith Talks of James Packer selling might be ‘‘very preliminary’’, but once the cat was out of the bag, ConsMedia should have made a statement.
ASX rules proposal shows it is conflicted
Adele Ferguson A proposal by the Australian Securities Exchange to liberalise an already lax regime for equity placements should be a wake-up call to the federal government.
Devil's in the detail of ASX share issue changes
Insider Those creating hysteria about losing control of their companies should read the Corporations Act.
ASX marks off first 25 years and joke is all in the timing
CBD It started as a joke. But 25 years on, the Australian Securities Exchange will this Sunday mark the anniversary of when the six state exchanges merged to form the national bourse on April Fools' Day.
Higher pay for ASX 100 pay committees
Ruth Williams The focus on executive pay may have created headaches but it also meant a rise for directors.
ASX may extend trading hours: report
ASX considers extending market trading to 6pm AEDT and easing restrictions for small resources companies.
London in talks with ASX, Singapore on share trading: FT
The London Stock Exchange Group is in talks with exchanges in Singapore and Australia to trade shares listed on each others' bourse.
US and Europe gains bode well for ASX rise today
Gareth Hutchens Futures market suggests a gain of 30 points after IMF head claims stabilisation ahead.
US and Europe gains bode well for ASX rise today
Gareth Hutchens THE sharemarket is expected to open higher this morning, with the futures market suggesting a gain of 30 points, after the head of the International Monetary Fund said European and US financial...
Mali mutiny casts a fear on ASX bounty
Peter Ker A cluster of Australian mining companies will nervously watch events in the West African nation, where a sudden political coup threatens to erode strong recent performances on the ASX.
ASX picks Holliday-Smith as new chairman
Ruth Williams The former head of the Sydney Futures Exchange, Rick Holliday-Smith, has been elected the new chairman of the Australian Securities Exchange.
Market goes down, ASX fees go up
Michael Evans Market operator ASX Ltd is flexing its muscles, pushing through price rises for services such as listings as it seeks to offset falling revenues from lower trading volumes and price cuts following...
ASX eases rules for smaller companies
Angus Whitley THE ASX plans to allow smaller companies to make bigger capital raisings in a bid to draw businesses to the bourse and help the resources industry tap in to the commodities boom.
Slow embrace of ASX's high-frequency trading
Chris Zappone The Australian Securities Exchange's high-frequency platform Pure Match has seen little trading action, a week after its launch.
ASX launches high-frequency trading platform
Chris Zappone The ASX will have another chance to prove the reliability of its technology today when it launches a new high-frequency trading platform.
ASIC doubts on ASX software
Ben Butler The corporate watchdog tells the stock exchange of 'concerns about the robustness' of its technology.
