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ASX buys stake in e-trading provider

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 23 : 19-Sep-14

The Australian Securities Exchange has paid $A65 million for a 49 per cent in Yieldbroker, a specialist electronic markets company. The acquisition will strengthen the ASX’s derivatives trading business. Twelve banks have invested in Yieldbroker, which was founded in 1999. It operates electronic markets for trading more than 800 Australian and New Zealand debt securities and interest rate derivatives

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ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, YIELDBROKER PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, CITI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, JP MORGAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC, TORONTO DOMINION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC

UBS, Macquarie in box seat for analysis kudos

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Original article by Michael Bennet
The Australian – Page: 23 : 18-Sep-14

The annual East Coles equities markets awards will be held in Sydney on 18 September 2014. The best analysts and traders will be chosen by 79 institutional investors representing $A300 billion in domestic equities. UBS has received the most nominations, followed by Macquarie Group, Credit Suisse, Citi and Deutsche Bank

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MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, CITI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, EAST COLES PTY LTD, CANACCORD GENUITY (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, MORGANS FINANCIAL LIMITED, TAYLOR COLLISON LIMITED, EVANS AND PARTNERS PTY LTD, EUROZ LIMITED – ASX EZL, PETRA CAPITAL PTY LTD, CLSA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, MORGAN STANLEY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MERRILL LYNCH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, GOLDMAN SACHS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, CIMB SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, PETER LEE ASSOCIATES PTY LTD, STARMINE PTY LTD

Rush for exits belies optimism

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Original article by Vesna Poljak, Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 & 24 : 17-Sep-14

Fund managers are cautious about the strong activity in the Australian sharemarket. In the third quarter of 2014, IPOs have reached a record $US2.4 billion. Private equity firms are also exiting as escrow periods expire. Debt capital market activity reached $US99 billion between 1 January and 15 September, while merger and acquisition deals are worth $US8.5 billion. Fund managers said that private equity firms are taking the opportunity to exit in a strong market, but investors may be becoming complacent

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UNITED STATES. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, HEALTHSCOPE LIMITED – ASX HSO, VEDA GROUP LIMITED – ASX VED, DICK SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX DSH, ANCHORAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS PTY LTD, DEALOGIC (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, INVESTORS MUTUAL LIMITED, AUSBIL DEXIA LIMITED, WAVESTONE CAPITAL PTY LTD, MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR, GOLDMAN SACHS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Beijing sends 7.5pc of investment our way

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Original article by Rowan Callick
The Australian – Page: 20 : 17-Sep-14

Australia received about 7.5 per cent of China’s total outbound investment in the first half of 2014. This was worth about $A2.6 billion. PricewaterhouseCoopers said that two mining deals accounted for 88 per cent of the investment. China’s total outward investment rose by 40 per cent to $A35 billion. The investment focus has moved to real estate, hi-tech and telcos, which have risen from one per cent to 36 per cent of total overseas investment

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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD

Drop in dollar helps, but don’t bet on its slide

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Original article by Adam Creighton
The Australian – Page: 18 : 16-Sep-14

Economists do not expect the Australian dollar to fall much further. The currency has remained high since the global financial crisis. However, it dropped below $US0.90 in mid-September 2014. The fall in the price of iron ore will reduce Federal Government revenues, but the lower dollar will lift the US dollar earnings of Australian companies. Robert Rennie, of Westpac Banking, believes that the currency is close to "fair value" of about $US0.88

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WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, UNITED STATES. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

GPT wins support for new float

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Original article by Bridget Carter
The Australian – Page: 21 : 12-Sep-14

GPT Group proposes to spin off six suburban office properties in a new listed property trust to be known as the GPT Metro Office Fund. Around 127 million units in the new trust would be issued in an IPO that would be worth up to $A225.2m. SG Hiscock & Company MD Stephen Hiscock describes the new trust’s upfront yield as "relatively attractive"

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GPT GROUP – ASX GPT,{SPAC}GPT METRO OFFICE FUND,{SPAC}SG HISCOCK AND COMPANY LIMITED,{SPAC}360 CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL FUND – ASX TIX,{SPAC}360 CAPITAL OFFICE FUND – ASX TOF,{SPAC}360 CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED – ASX TGP,{SPAC}INDUSTRIA REIT FUND – ASX IDR,{SPAC}AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL REIT – ASX ANI,{SPAC}NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB,{SPAC}MORGANS FINANCIAL LIMITED,{SPAC}ORD MINNETT GROUP LIMITED,{SPAC}ALLENS,{SPAC}UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Hedge funds chase self-managed super billions

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Original article by Jonathan Shapiro, Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 12 : 10-Sep-14

There is growing interest in listed investment companies (LICs) in Australia, and hedge funds believe that these investment vehicles may allow them to attract capital from self-managed superannuation funds. Ellerston Capital and Global Wealth Partners are among the hedge funds that have launched investment vehicles that are modelled on LICs. It is estimated that SMSFs now hold some $A550bn

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ELLERSTON CAPITAL PTY LTD, GLOBAL WEALTH PARTNERS FUND LIMITED – ASX GWP, WHITEHAVEN FUNDS, ZG ADVISORS PTY LTD, BLUE SKY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED, PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, RF CAPITAL PTY LTD

Rinehart in secret talks on Fairfax

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Original article by Sharri Markson
The Australian – Page: 19 : 10-Sep-14

A spokesman for mining magnate Gina Rinehart has downplayed speculation that she is planning to make a takeover bid for Fairfax Media. Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting holds a 14.99 per cent stake in the media group, and it has been revealed that she held talks with Matt Handbury regarding a bid for Fairfax in 2012. Handbury sold Murdoch Magazines in 2004 and Murdoch Books in 2012

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD, MURDOCH MAGAZINES PTY LTD, MURDOCH BOOKS PTY LTD, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, ALLEN AND UNWIN PTY LTD

Contractors feel pain of tumbling iron ore prices

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Original article by Jenny Wiggins
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 9-Sep-14

Falling iron ore prices have had a negative impact on engineering and mining contractors providing services to iron ore mining companies. Analysts have downgraded their ratings, and the share prices of companies such as Mineral Resources, NRW Holdings and Macmahon Holdings are likely to be under pressure. The stock of Mineral Resources fell 1.8 per cent on 8 September 2014 after it was downgraded by RBC Capital Markets from "outperform" to "sector perform"

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MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX MIN, NRW HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NWH, MACMAHON HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MAH, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, WESTERN DESERT RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX WDR, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX LEI, DOWNER EDI LIMITED – ASX DOW, MONADELPHOUS GROUP LIMITED – ASX MND, AUSTIN ENGINEERING LIMITED – ASX ANG, BRADKEN LIMITED – ASX BKN, EMECO HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX EHL, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS

Woolworths’ pub fund lightens load with $603m property sale

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Original article by Ben Wilmot, Richard Gluyas
The Australian – Page: 17 : 9-Sep-14

Real estate funds management group Charter Hall and industry superannuation fund HOSTPLUS will jointly pay $A603m via a new unlisted vehicle to acquire pub assets. The seller of the freehold properties is the ALH Group linked to bottle shops and pubs operator Woolworths. The latter, through its venture with entrepreneur Bruce Mathieson, will lease back the 54 sites. The real estate holdings divestment by Woolworths has now reached $A2.9bn in value

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WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, CHARTER HALL GROUP – ASX CHC, AUSTRALIAN LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY GROUP LIMITED, BRUANDWO PTY LTD, HOST-PLUS, MH CARNEGIE AND COMPANY PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN PUBS FUND, DAN MURPHY’S, BWS – BEER WINE SPIRITS, SHOPPING CENTRES AUSTRALASIA PROPERTY GROUP – ASX SCP, LAUNDY HOTELS PTY LTD, TELSTRA STAFF SUPERANNUATION SCHEME, ALE PROPERTY GROUP – ASX LEP, HOTEL PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS – ASX HPI, COLES GROUP LIMITED, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES