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WiseTech short could impact super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... committee Christine Holman resigned from her role with the company last week. Securities in the company were placed on a trading halt on Monday 21 October as a result of the short report. WiseTech called the short report "misinformation" and said: "WiseTech ...

GSFM scoops up MLC's stake in Redpoint

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... the Redpoint board and a senior adviser. Ganesh Suntharam, co-founder and leader of Redpoint's portfolio management and trading functions, will take over as chief investment officer. The company said the change reflects its desire to "elevate its next ...

IMF predicts bleak Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... Global Financial Crisis. "Rising trade and geopolitical tensions have increased uncertainty about the future of the global trading system and international cooperation more generally, taking a toll on business confidence, investment decisions, and global ...

ASX faces challenge on ETF stronghold

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... lesser-known rival Chi-X is ready to start listing ETFs, with a Kapstream fund kicking off on it today. Chi-X started off trading small amounts of equities in Australia in 2011. It has since added to its offering, and now handles up to 40% of ETF trading ...

Volcker Rule tweak gets green light

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... changes to the Volcker Rule which were floated last year. "Under the revised rule, firms that do not have significant trading activities will have simplified and streamlined compliance requirements, while firms with significant trading activity will ...

Glitch hits ASX-listed managed funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... Interactive Data Corporation (IDC), which calculates the iNAV for the 16 funds that were affected. Platinum chose to halt trading of two of its ASX-listed funds, which together have about $500 million in assets, for about three hours yesterday. This ...

Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... resumption of US-China trade negotiations scheduled for October 10-11. Deal or no deal news has dominated financial market trading since Trump first declared increased tariffs on steel and aluminium back in March 2018, followed by the trade war with ...

Insider trading rife among company directors: ANU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Research conducted by the Australian National University suggests insider trading by company directors and associated trading on the Australian Security Exchange is "rife". The research examined trades made by company directors after positive and negative ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... Australia's largest superannuation funds were targeted by an online fraud syndicate which siphoned millions from share-trading and super accounts. A Melbourne woman appeared in court yesterday after allegedly taking part in an online fraud syndicate ...

Chief economist update: Plenty of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... supply). WTI and Brent crude oil prices jumped by 14.6%, to US$62.88 per barrel and US$69.03/barrel, on the first day of trading after the weekend drone strike. This is understandable given that the oil supply disruption is compounded by the bigger concern ...