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ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... trading and ineffectual gatekeepers," he said. "Indeed it will benefit the sector as it will improve local investor confidence, promote market integrity and increase the confidence of international pools of capital to invest in hedge funds in this ma ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... but the yield it had to offer reached a new high level, the Bank of Italy said, revealing a marked lack of investor confidence. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly lower as optimism over reports that China was in talks to buy huge amounts of Italian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar pushed higher on Monday as investor confidence bounced back and "tranquility" returned to the market. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.26 US cents, up from 102.80 US cents on Friday. Since 0700 AEST ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... US and European markets over fears the world was heading towards another financial crisis. Already-fragile investor confidence was hammered by more weak US economic data and a warning from the head of the European Commission that the eurozone debt crisis ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... executive, FSC, said three years of reform uncertainty had taken its toll and businesses needed action to rebuild investor confidence with concerns costs associated with financial advice and insurance may rise. The Financial Services Council / PwC CEO ...

DKN suffers drop in platform flows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... and product solutions over the year, down by 40% from the full year 2010. DKN attributed the fall to "lower investor confidence, uncertainty arising from impending regulatory changes and the loss of one medium-sized wealth management practice from the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... boosted by hopes for progress in both the eurozone and US debt crises while solid company results bolstered investor confidence. Dealers said sharp gains overnight on Wall Street after US President Barack Obama welcomed a major bi-partisan deal on tackling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... beating on Monday as the debt-ceiling battle in Washington and the broadening debt crisis in Europe weighed on investor confidence. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 94.57 points (0.76 per cent) to close at 12,385.16. The broader S&P 500 dropped ...

ASIC heats up insider trading investigations

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... concerns about potentially disruptive execution strategies and algorithmic trading issues. "ASIC is building investor confidence by ensuring Australian financial markets are efficient and fair. We are doing this through thorough surveillance of the market ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... Stockbroking director Richard Herring described the market as tepid, with leads from offshore doing little to inspire investor confidence. "The US dribbled off a little bit last night and European markets were significantly weaker," he said. "Volumes ...