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ASIC strikes against currency trader

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... Trading Room was established in Australia in 2007 and operated by generating revenue from providing currency-trading training to mum-and-dad investors. The company is said to have raised millions last year, which cannot be accounted for. In other news ...

Zurich updates Life Risk product

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... with no increase to premium. Zurich has also added a flexible cover benefit option, whereby insured expectant mums or a new mum or dad can reduce their monthly benefit by up to 75% when taking time off work for pregnancy or after the birth or adoption ...

Chi-X and ASX go head to head

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... Johnson report, which encouraged competitive, efficient and innovative equity markets." The government said Chi-X would benefit mum and dad investors, as well as listed companies, brokers and traders. "Mum and dad investors will benefit, whether they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street again rose more than one per cent. At 0632 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 54 points at 4,122. In economic news on Friday, The Australian Industry ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after the major markets in Europe and Wall Street gained overnight. At 0647 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 74 points at 4,009. No major economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street's Dow Jones finished just 35 points higher on Friday, but Asian markets closed the week lower. At 0711 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down nine points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday following gains on Wall Street overnight and halting Wednesday's losses. At 0710 AEST on Thrusday, the September share price index futures contract was up 72 points at 4,088. In economics news ...

Insto fears over high frequency trading set to grow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... the money continuing to flow this problem is only going to be exacerbated in time," said Macqueen. "While it might help a mum and dad direct investor buying one thousand NAB shares, it's not necessarily helping the process of the institution that is ...

Short-termism crippling wealth management

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... of key industry agents, including corporate management, active fund managers, asset consultants, super fund trustees and 'mum and dad' investors, concluding the approach is widespread across the industry. "Fixing this issue requires a major shift in ...

ASIC warns CFD providers on margin calls, disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... with television ads that target the mass retail market touting CFDs. The contracts were becoming increasingly popular with mum-and-dad investors but ASIC has taken the view that their complexity means retail traders have a greater risk of running into ...