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Further dark pool regulation premature: Fidessa

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Dark pools in Australia are too young for more regulation, said trading technology provider Fidessa, following a call from the ASX to tighten rules for off-exchange trades. Dark pools, which are generally unlicenced platforms for matching orders away ...

Generations split on what causes sleepless nights

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Research from superannuation fund Sunsuper revealed that the financial nightmares experienced by different generations reflect where they are at within their respective life stages. But what unites the generations, said Sunsuper's general manager, customer ...

Legal challenges face default super inquiry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The changing role of Government in recommending default super funds in modern awards could lead to worker legal action against the Commonwealth. The Law Council of Australia issued the warning at public hearings held by the Productivity Commission (PC) ...

MFOs take growth from banks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... an effort to extract higher yields from municipal bonds. The fund had been pitched to Citi's private-banking clients as a safe bond alternative. Bloomberg quotes the Harvard Business School Families in Business program chair as saying multifamily offices ...

Double A USA - the scare that wasn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... Financial Review on 5 August 2011: $100bn wiped off market in horror week No confidence as vicious circle escalates Not a safe port in the storm Remember the lessons of 2008 Are we heading for financial meltdown II? Investors brace for lean times Yes ...

MySuper outside government scope

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
In implementing MySuper, the government is taking on a new role outside its current remit, said Maged Girgis, partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers. The criteria for inclusion on the list of default funds means that the government is undertaking a commercial ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... The Swiss National Bank is joining these A$ hoarders and Germany's Bundesbank will, in September. The A$ is now becoming a safe-haven... if it's not already. Sure, sure we are simply the best, better than all the rest - ok maybe not in the London Olympics ...

North to offer bank deposit rebates

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... was important for people to have a balanced portfolio, recent market volatility has seen some investors look to cash as a safe haven. "In the current environment an allocation to cash is an attractive option for some clients to help them achieve their ...

SSgA launches two fixed income ETFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... "Particularly for those who seek to add more stability to their self-managed super fund portfolios as they offer simple, safe and transparent access to high quality fixed income assets which generate a regular and largely predictable income stream." ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... to $US1.2111 compared with $US1.2152 in New York late on Friday. The euro also slumped to its lowest level against Japan's safe-haven currency in almost 12 years - hitting 94.24 yen, but later it regained to 94.99 from 95.42 yen on Friday. HONG KONG ...