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Singapore Exchange’s Bocker faces revolt on Australia: Update

October 27th, 2010 | No Comments
Magnus Bocker, who stitched together eight European stock exchanges and sold them in a bidding war, is running into a wall with shareholders and politicians over his plan to acquire Australia’s main bourse.

Singapore Exchange posted its worst two-day drop in two years after Chief Executive Officer Bocker unveiled an US8 billion ($10.4 billion) takeover of ASX this week. Australian Green party leader Bob Brown said he won’t support the bid and Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., with a 5% stake in its Singapore rival, warned it will be saddled with losses.

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ASX falls as lawmakers oppose Singapore Exchange bid: Update 3

October 26th, 2010 | No Comments
ASX, the owner of Australia’s stock exchange, tumbled the most in 20 months as some of the nation’s lawmakers said they’ll try to derail its A$8.09 billion ($10.4 billion) takeover by Singapore Exchange.

Shares of ASX fell 7.4% in Sydney trading after Bob Brown, the leader of the Greens party, said he “will not be facilitating or supporting this takeover.” Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey said the proposal is “of great concern” and independent lawmaker Bob Katter called the plan “lunacy.”

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ASX falls as lawmakers oppose Singapore Exchange bid: Update

October 26th, 2010 | No Comments
ASX, the owner of Australia’s stock exchange, tumbled the most in 20 months as some of the nation’s lawmakers said they’ll try to derail its A$8.09 billion ($10.4 billion) takeover by Singapore Exchange.

Shares of ASX fell 7.4% in Sydney trading after Bob Brown, the leader of the Greens party, said he “will not be facilitating or supporting this takeover.” Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey said the proposal is “of great concern” and independent lawmaker Bob Katter called the plan “lunacy.”

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Singapore’s ASX bid faces opposition from Australian lawmakers

October 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Singapore Exchange Ltd.’s A$8.09 billion ($10.3 billion) bid for ASX triggered a backlash from Australian lawmakers, throwing into doubt whether the deal will win parliamentary approval.

The Greens, whose votes Prime Minister Julia Gillard needs to pass legislation, “will not be facilitating or supporting this takeover,” leader Bob Brown told reporters today in Canberra. Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey said the offer is “of great concern” and independent lawmaker Bob Katter called the proposal “lunacy.”

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Oz MP sparks-off row after calling for discussion on growing Muslim population

October 29th, 2009 | No Comments

An Australian MP and former Immigration Minister, Kevin Andrews, has sparked off a row after suggesting that Australia needs to have a serious discussion about the growth of its Muslim population.
The Australian Greens have slammed the Liberal MP’s suggestion as “despicable.”
Andrews said the issue of a growing Muslim population was a topic that had to [...]

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Bootstrapping PR – Live from WebInno 23

September 30th, 2009 | No Comments

At WebInno tonight there’s a panel on bootstrapping PR. You can get the bios of the panelists and an overview of the event here. Some overall pointers on how to get attention. Quotes are direct, stuff without quotes are my summaries.
Bob Brown:
“CEOs need personality”
Journalists are becoming cognizant of page views.
Peter Kafka:
“Get a referral from someone [...]

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