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New rule for trading partly paid securities

On 6 April 2009 ASX announced (PDF 31KB) that it will introduce a market rule requiring brokers to alert retail clients of the need to inform themselves of the rights and obligations associated with trading partly paid securities. The rule is expected to take effect from 1 May 2009. More information (PDF 106KB).

Short selling update

On 25 May 2009, ASIC removed the ban on covered short selling of financial securities.

ASX Trading Participants must report their daily gross short sales (PDF 31KB) to ASX and ASX makes available a daily gross short sale report (TXT 23KB).

An ASX market circular (PDF 72KB) details the requirements for disclosure and reporting of short sales.

Please visit the ASIC website for more information.

New market service for Managed Funds, ETFs and Structured Products

The new service is aimed at domestic and international product issuers that provide products for both retail and institutional investors. More information.

Financial markets charity sailing regatta

The ASX-Reuters Charity Foundation regatta will be held on 16 October 2009. Enter a yacht or come as a crew.

Upcoming events (More upcoming events)

June
Is the credit crunch nearly over?	Perth
Disaster or golden opportunity?	Brisbane
What did you learn?	Melbourne
AMP: achieving growth in the crisis	Sydney
Yield investing for income	Various
Investing for capital growth	Various

Upcoming floats (More upcoming floats)

New listings (More recent listings)

10 tips to make more money

By adhering to these simple yet effective rules you will learn to protect your capital and increase returns. These rules are especially important with the sharemarket rally like to continue until July or August before the bears return later in the year, says DALE GILLHAM from Wealth Within.

10 tips to make more money

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