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BT launches direct investment platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
BT has launched an online investment platform that allows retail investors to buy into a number of equities portfolios and exchange traded funds (ETFs). BT Go-invest requires a minimum investment of $10,000 and the tool can be accessed through mobile ...

PROFILE: Stanford Brown chief executive Jonathan Hoyle

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
There are two things that arguably led Jonathan Hoyle to where he is now: Michael Lewis's autobiography, Liar's Poker, and the sight of fresh blood. The chief executive of Stanford Brown was 20 years old and studying biochemistry when he picked up a ...

Is content king for super funds?

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Publishing is a daily mainstream activity for superannuation funds yet it requires a different set of rules and skills than pure fund management to engage the public sphere. Equipsuper strategic marketing and communications executive officer, Geoff ...

China's surging funds management market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
The surging Chinese stock market is retilting the balance of the global funds management market towards China much faster than anticipated. The Chinese stock market is expected to climb to US$10 trillion by the end of this year, driven by huge rises ...

Shares stronger at noon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
The Australian share market was higher in early trade with investors ignoring offshore weakness and looking for bargains after recent falls. Overseas markets fell overnight, with European stocks especially punished due to Greece being set to default ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after US and European markets fell on Friday amid fears over a Greek debt default. The June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,528. On Friday, US and European stocks fell ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
"It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiny day." -Everlife Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town bounded sharply higher while you, I and Irene were still in the stage of REM sleep as optimism returned - more specifically ...

Saxo launches trading platform for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Saxo Capital Markets has launched an online multi asset trading platform in Australia targeting self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and high net worth investors. The SaxoTraderGO platform is designed for casual traders who become increasingly professional ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Ole! Ole! Ole! You can't miss it if you tried. Then again, perhaps you would if you instead read about the relapse of Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's "foot in mouth disease" and you don't want to read no more, no more, no more. But I digress. ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat following an anemic lead from the US. At 0644 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,465. Wall Street stocks finished little-changed as a the General Electric ...