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Instos missing ETF options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Australian investors are unlikely to benefit from the expanding stable of actively managed ETFs in the US, potentially compounding opinion that the tool's use holds limited appeal for local instos. State Street's recent launch of three new products ...

BetaShares launches High Interest cash ETF

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
BetaShares has launched the first in a range of cash exchange traded funds due on the Australian Securities Exchange in the coming weeks. The Australian High Interest Cash exchange traded fund (ETF) will hold Australian dollars in bank deposit accounts ...

Former financial adviser gets three years jail time

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
A former Sydney financial adviser has been jailed for three years on six fraud charges. Alan Leslie Brown of Lugarno pleaded guilty in May to one count of obtaining money by deception, one count of using a false instrument and four counts of dishonest ...

SSGA says ETF growth means plenty for all providers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
State Street Global Advisers has said it is not concerned about competing for market share against newcomers wanting to take a chunk out of the Australian exchange-traded funds market. State Street pioneered ETF trading in Australia and at one time ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving strong, negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with foreign markets spooked by the crisis in Libya, and poor data from China, the US and Spain. On the ASX 24 at 0832 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

J.P. Morgan strengthens local derivatives hub

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services (TSS) is set to grow its local arm by at least 100 new staff this year and improve its derivatives-related services in Australia. David Braga, head of product at J.P. Morgan Treasury and Security Services Australia ...

Charles River upgrades IMS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
Charles River Development has once again upgraded its software for investment managers. The Charles River Investment Management System (IMS) Version 9.1 integrates order execution and management capabilities to a single platform. The enhanced software ...

IOSCO warns against structured products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... turned they did not understand, with disastrous results. The report notes that "Investing in a structured finance instrument (SFI) is different from investing in a more traditional instrument often referred to as a plain vanilla instrument. The risks ...

AUSTRAC to probe anti-money laundering breaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has accepted enforceable undertakings from Barclays Bank PLC and Mega International Commercial Bank Co for breaching anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws. An AUSTRAC statement ...

Myer shops for new IT suite

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
Investment services tech firm SS&C Technologies Australia has scored a deal with Myer Family Office to deploy its wealth management solution, Suite. Matt Browning, head of investment at MFO, said the financial planning firm was looking to replace its ...