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Dark pools attract larger trades and ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Chi-X owner, Instinet, has launched its first dark pool product for Australian equities, at a time when regulator ASIC is looking to review the trading industry. Instinet launched its Instinet BLX Australia yesterday, which will collect multiple orders ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
The global community was not in the least perturbed by the release of Australia's National Accounts that showed real GDP fell by 1.2 per cent in the March quarter. Not even the fact that the economic slump in the first three months of 2011 was bigger ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open marginally stronger on Tuesday, despite the absence of significant leads from offshore trading overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0640 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 14 points higher at 4,676. ...

NZ bank credit ratings cut, outlook stable

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... deposit ratings from AA2 to AA3. Bank financial strength ratings were downgraded from C+ to C for all of the big four banks except ASB Bank which remained at C+. A stable outlook was issued for all ratings and there was no impact on the backed AAA ratings ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... armed guard at all times. No, it's not about him or what his departure from the IMF means. It means nothing for the IMF - except of course, an opportunity has been created for emerging market nations to have a crack at the top post. I'm talking about ...

May day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... spins -- all because of differing market actions. The sagging earnings that took US equities down. Nothing here really except for Walt Disney missing out on profits analysts expected it to achieve. Walt Disney reported Q2 EPS of US$0.49 on revenue of ...

Budget 2011: CGT tax to restrict super trading

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
The government has moved to prevent superannuation funds, including SMSFs, from aggressively trading shares by making any resulting gains and losses subject to capital gains tax. The removal of the exception for super funds trading stocks, primarily ...

Kearney Group earns top planning award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Financial planning firm The Kearney Group won the 2011 National Practice of the Year title, awarded by its licensee the dealer group Securitor. The award was presented by Securitor's head of dealer groups, Matt Englund and Westpac chief executive officer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... commodity currencies, so the Aussie is getting hit pretty hard," Mr Capurso said. "The Aussie is weaker against all currencies except the kiwi (New Zealand dollar) at the moment." Mr Capurso expected the Australian dollar to bounce back after the release ...

Let's party!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
"There's a party going on right here A celebration that last throughout the years So bring your good times and your laughter, too We're gonna celebrate your party with you Come on now." -Kool & the Gang The Fed has spoken and Wall Street liked what ...