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FBI launches probe into high speed traders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and securities regulators have opened up an examination into whether high frequency trading (HFT) firms are involved in insider trading. According to reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

Black Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013

Advisers expect greater focus on efficiency after FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The single biggest outcome financial advisers expect to see from the Future of Financial Advice reforms is an increased focus on efficiency and greater use of technology, according to a survey commissioned by Zurich Australia. The telephone survey of ...

Repressed rally

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... same rate for three straight months - it could rise by more, (or heaps more) one day, or fall (or plunge) the next. It's a random walk. The question is will we see a random walk back to the peak or a random trek down to the cliff? Oh no! Not the cliff ...

New investment paradigm governed by science: Winton

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... Eggar. The strategy is founded on the principle that markets are inefficient and price movements do not follow unpredictable random walks. Winton executes a systematic trading program in which it can hold long or short positions in futures and equity ...

AFA releases draft code of conduct

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... members abided by its rules by monitoring regulatory notifications and media related to its members, and by conducting random audits to ensure continued professional development adherence. "As the FoFA debate has unfolded, it has become increasingly ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... rumours that central banks are preparing coordinated action Yes, I know, you're scratching your heads too. It's no longer a random walk on Wall Street. Nobody and I mean nobody's talking about economic or market fundamentals anymore. Sure, there are ...

Active risk under spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Seeking out mid-range tracking error in combination with persistent excess returns is necessary to address the diluted level of active risk pension funds are carrying. Recent research conducted by US headquartered manager Neuberger Berman found the ...

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
1.00,1.03,1.05,1.08,1.10,1.20 - no these are not random numbers. These are the numbers marking the Australian dollar's recorded fresh - and fresher - after-float highs against its big brother, the US dollar. The last time I wrote about the value of ...

High net worth clients being under advised

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Advisers are not doing enough to make the most of out their relationships with high net worth clients, according to a survey of 1,287 US investors, with tax strategies and estate planning the biggest gaps. The Dow Jones Affluent Investor Study found ...