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Further dark pool regulation premature: Fidessa

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... transparency on price - but that's probably for good reasons in some cases. You don't want to advertise internally within a bank the dark pool price because then it allows people to take positions, so turning the lights off actually makes it harder to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... Australian market was continuing to rally after recent announcements at the European Leaders Summit and by the European Central Bank that had reduced the potential of a near term crisis in Europe. "The S&P/ASX 200 index has now rallied by more than seven ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... week finished with a data dump from China that, according to reports, mostly confirmed that the Politburo's and the People's Bank of China's recent efforts to re-accelerate growth has failed. The stats: Retail sales increased by 13.1% in the year to ...

Two global infra hires: AMP Capital

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... in Europe and Asia within the international banking industry. He has worked at Lloyds Banking Group in London and ABN AMRO Bank in Singapore, London and Amsterdam. Jake Houseman has also been appointed senior vice president in the North American infrastructure ...

HNW clients give brokers the 'thumbs down'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... most highly by HNW individuals, brokers failed to alter their operating models to reflect this reality, CoreData's Private Bank Intelligence Unit found. In a focus group of HNWIs with $2 million plus in investable assets, and an online satisfaction survey ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... index of top companies climbed slightly by 0.10 per cent to close at 5,851.51 points. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is scheduled to release its quarterly statement on monetary policy. In equities news, shares in Goodman Group ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... paradox. This paradox states that the more equity markets rise - and European bond yields fall - on expectations of central bank quantitative easing announcement/action, the greater the likelihood that there won't be any QE. Why else do you think, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,278. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, Crown and Goodman Group are both due ...

Bendigo offloads IOOF stake

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has sold its 7.8% stake in wealth management firm IOOF Holdings, worth $110 million. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Bendigo and Adelaide Bank said the sale was conducted at $6.16 a share and is expected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... European stock markets turned in mixed results as investors booked profits following three days of gains, though the scandal-hit bank Standard Chartered rebounded from heavy losses. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies managed to add a ...