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CMCRC launches regulator tool to test market "fairness"

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014

The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has launched a tool for reviewing the impact of market design changes in capital markets, in a bid to defend against knee-jerk regulatory responses to crises. The Market Quality Dashboard enables ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014

... St higher in afternoon trade, but the numbers were not reflected in local stocks which fell flat. Chief market analyst at CMC, Ric Spooner, said there was a question mark among investors over the extent of the rally in the US markets. "And perhaps the ...

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AAP | THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014

The share market is slightly lower due partly to a mixed lead from overseas markets and low trading volumes. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said there was little to drive activity on Thursday, with no major economic data releases ...

Market Wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014

... anticipated following the falls in the US, where the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ all finished more than one per cent lower. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said it wasn't surprising the selloff had been less significant than in ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013

The Australian stock market has started the week lower amid a selloff in banking and resources stocks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner says the week start followed a lacklustre Friday session on Wall Street and continued the slide in local ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP | TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

... The Australian stock market has pushed higher as bargain hunting investors take advantage of the previous day's sell-off. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local market had pushed ahead despite a lacklustre lead from Wall Street. ...

High frequency trading improves market fairness

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013

High frequency traders (HFTs) improve market fairness by reducing end-of-day price dislocation, new research from the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has found. CMCRC examined data from 22 exchanges from around the world, from 2003-2011 ...

Market Wrap

AAP | FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013

... cent in November - the first monthly loss since June. "Investors appear to have decided the Australian market is a hold," CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. "People are not really seeing enough value to be aggressive buyers of things ...

Market Wrap

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013

... lead from overseas. Markets in Europe and the US rose overnight, but there was an early negative tone on the local market, CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said. "It's a bit of a turnaround on the early leads," he said. One reason ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

... stock market has opened higher following gains on Wall Street driven by good US manufacturing data and car sales figures. CMC Markets chief market analyst said the Australian market might be further supported by the news that China's non-manufacturing ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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