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Factor-based investment demand strengthens: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... followed by 'low size' and 'low volatility.' Forty-two per cent said 'momentum' is the most difficult factor to implement as trading costs, volatility and frequency of rebalancing can be problematic, the report noted. Investors also highlighted 'low ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... send investors heading for the hills and digging bunkers...but they're not. Equity indices on Wall Street are currently trading at the record highs set only a week before. Most would jot this down to the certainty of the Fed's "as clear as it gets policy". ...

ASX on track for blockchain announcement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... of $764 million, up $18 million or 2.4%, while profit after tax rose by 2% to $434 million. The ASX's share price was trading at $52.65 at publication time. A final dividend of 99.8 cents per share fully franked will be paid tomorrow.

IRESS enters regtech realm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... "Financial services is subject to increasing supervision and compliance obligations, including IRESS' key areas such as trading, financial advice, superannuation and lending. To meet these obligations effectively and efficiently, sophisticated and integrated ...

Sequoia raises curtains on two key acquisitions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
After suspending trading last week, Sequoia Financial Group has acquired a major Australian broking firm and says it will complete another purchase originally flagged in June. Morrison Securities, part of the ASX Group since 1985 and formerly owned ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... US dollar and the Japanese yen - and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro - at the close of last week's trading. And no, it's not because of what the Bank of England (BOE) did at the monetary policy council's 14 September meeting - it kept ...

Investors happier with online broking: Investment Trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... that period. "The recent strong performance of domestic equities appears to have encouraged many Australians to continue trading," Guiamatsia said.

Divergent business confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... last month driven by a large increase in manufacturing orders that was offset by a sharp decline in retail orders. While trading and profitability dipped by one point each - to 18 and 15, respectively - they remained at very high levels. These are all ...

BGL integrates with Xero for single database

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... report gives an unprecedented look at small business across five major pillars - cash flow, getting paid, hiring people, trading overseas and cloud adoption - based on anonymised and aggregated data analysed monthly. "Traditionally, it's been difficult ...

Wall Street interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... by 1.1% to a fresh record high of 2,488.1 points (more than making up for the 0.6% decline it recorded at the close of trading last week); the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2% overnight (from -0.9% last week) and regained its hold above the 22,000-point ...