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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... no other news to influence buying, the focus was on China, where investors have been spooked by a cash crunch in the financial system that has raised fears banks will cut back on loans, which could in turn drag on the economy. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 ...

Government eyes Islamic finance growth opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... Australian government has said that the Islamic finance provides a opportunity for growth in the both the Australian financial services sector and the wider economy. Addressing delegates at the first Amanie Australia Islamic Finance Forum in Melbourne ...

Business leaders donate big to Salvos

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... presented a check for $1 million and urged the record crowd of more than 770 people, including some heavy-hitters from the financial services industry, to match the donation. Speaking about the Forrest's decision to donate a great proportion of their ...

High frequency trading benefits: UK government

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
The overwhelming majority of financial professionals say high frequency trading (HFT) is unfair, according to a new survey, but research from the UK government shows that computer automated investment has market benefits. According to a recent survey ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... data from the US and China over the weekend and news of a eurozone deal to boost the bloc's firewall against future financial crises. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 28 points at 4,373. In economic news on Monday ...

UBS $2bn rogue trader in custody

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... is looking to shave off its books by cutting 3,500 jobs worldwide. According to a report published in UK newspaper, Financial Times, UBS did not discover the suspected rogue trading activity until midday on Wednesday, approximately 12 hours before they ...

Chartwell dir Hoy jailed 13 yrs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... pleading guilty to 44 deception charges totalling almost $22 million. Hoy originally faced 148 counts of obtaining a financial advantage by deception, and 32 counts of obtaining property by deception following an investigation by the Australian Securities ...

Drunk futures broker banned

FSA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
A UK oil futures broker has been banned from the local financial services industry for five years and fined $126,000 for manipulating the market by trading huge volumes of oil contracts after a weekend bender. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) ...

Bill backed for calling placement agents lobbyists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... succeed in convincing the funds to commit money. On top of that, the bill places strict limits on placement agents - the financial middlemen hired by some money managers to seek investments from public pension funds - who do business with CalPERS and ...

ASIC power boost could trigger witch-hunts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... whereby ASIC by stealth could engage in broad interpretation of the increased powers, we see this as a positive step. "Our financial services industry has been brought into serious disrepute by the string of corporate collapses most of whom had absolutely ...