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Regulation compounds hedge fund woes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... According to Pye, increased regulations, a saturation of funds and strategies, and continuing turbulence in financial markets would continue to place pressure on the hedge fund industry over the next 12 months. "The allure of hedge funds has waned somewhat ...

Uncertainly certain RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... uncertainty over the fiscal cliff, and Europe -- and the outlook for the Australian economy - is bringing certainty to financial markets that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will deliver another interest rate cut today, that will take the official ...

Nothing new in objectives-based investing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... good at articulating their underlying principles on paper. Objectives-based investing is appealing given that financial markets don't follow scientific rules, and this forces fiduciaries to invest according to principles and their beliefs about what ...

Flip flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... will leave the Eurozone 4.9% Other ` 2.4% Mercer Hammond captured the overriding mood that has prevailed in the financial markets over the course of this year - one that most of you gentle readers would agree with. The major take-away from this survey ...

Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... It's the same for Europe. The same debates, the same summits, the same agreement to disagree. But last week financial markets look past that and came to that inevitable conclusion that Greece will be bailed one more time. To be sure, to be sure, given ...

New rules for HFT trading

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... pools," said Shorten. "The Government is acting to ensure that investors have continued confidence in Australia's financial markets. "I believe that these new rules will help to reduce the risk of market volatility from high frequency trading and provide ...

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... clamoured for for months on end... and was eventually granted. It was supposed to be the be all and end all for financial markets this year... yet there seems to be no mention of it these days. Ok, ok, enough with the suspense. It's the Fed's QE3 announced ...

Chinese equities poised for reform: BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... accurate pricing of resources are the areas BlackRock expects will be subject to reforms, she said. Ning said that financial markets, and the pension and local residency system, called Hukou, are also likely to be revised. "Whilst the new leadership ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... attempts at peace as there were wars... all to no avail. But they never had any lasting impact on economies or financial markets. Ahhh... I only they listened to John Lennon more: "Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... market uncertainty, this larger exposure to cash and deposits may reflect a loss of trustee confidence in the financial markets." "Many DIY-ers are sitting tight because they think the media is still predicating nervousness about financial markets. Advised ...