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Macquarie signs InfoComp for debt and alternatives

InfoComp has scored a coup by being selected by Macquarie to provide a host of software solutions, including solutions for Macquarie gearing products and alternative investments. Under the deal, Composer will support four critical functions: sales and ...

Online investing in its prime: Macquarie

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... capital gains tax. Dan Semmler, equity markets group associate director said, "We've tried to give people the benefits of CFD trading, such as trading long and short, and having a large amount of gearing, but doing it actually on share trading, rather ...

Public equity under pressure

"The issue is not private equity but what's wrong with public equity," said Future Fund chairman, David Murray, as the debate heats up over the long-term impact of private equity takeovers on the publicly listed companies sector. Commenting on the round ...

CMC hires ex-AMP FP head

Contracts for difference (CFD) provider CMC Markets Asia Pacific has appointed a former head of AMP Financial Planning (AMP FP) to lead the group's distribution functions. CFD trading, a type of derivatives trading popular in the UK, was first launched ...

ANZ bids 20 times earnings for E*TRADE

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
ANZ has put its faith in the continuation of the bull market, bidding more than 20 times earnings for the online share broker E*TRADE. ANZ has been a business partner of E*Trade since 1999 and holds 34 per cent of the company's stock. The bank is offering ...

Index funds basking in the glow of 6,000

With the S&P/ASX300 Index zooming past 6,000 points last week, investors in index funds can look back at another year of exceptional passive returns. According to Rainmaker Data, the top 10 index funds last year achieved an average return of 24 per ...

CommSec launches over-the-counter CFDs

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006
CommSec has announced the launch of a new over-the-counter contracts for difference (CFD) product to meet the needs of investors hungry for more CFD trading opportunities. Matt Comyn, CommSec general manager, said the new CommSec CFD offering would ...

CFDs close in on share trading

... Optiver, Susquehanna Pacific, UBS Australia, Merrill Lynch Australia and Timber Hill Australia. Verdouw said, "I think the CFD market is going to explode. People are going to see that it's a simple and easy thing to trade. Of course there are greater ...

CFDs account for 35 per cent of UK trades: GreensCFD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
New contracts for difference (CFD) operator GreensCFD is the latest player to step into a booming market for these ultra-flexible investment instruments. Launching in Australia just recently, GreenCFD is part of the IFX Markets group that operates in ...

Little Black Book now available on FinancialStandard.com.au

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
... traditional lists of money managers and super funds, but also include details about sectors as diverse as AFSL support services, CFD providers, education and training services, industry associations, investment managers, managed accounts, margin lenders ...