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Fidelity calls rising tide for equities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Having been bearish on equities for the past 18 months, there is growing evidence for cautious optimism on the part of equity investors. Equities have been pushed down by fears of a European crisis, however equity markets have "switched out of panic ...

Further dark pool regulation premature: Fidessa

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Dark pools in Australia are too young for more regulation, said trading technology provider Fidessa, following a call from the ASX to tighten rules for off-exchange trades. Dark pools, which are generally unlicenced platforms for matching orders away ...

Unique investment opportunity in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... urban and environmental needs. Added to the increased global demand from industrialising emerging markets is also the problem of supply contamination, Lourey said, with China being held up as an example of industrial effluent including heavy metals as ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
Indecisions, indecisions... Is this the sound of silence I hear? Investors appear to have stopped on their tracks, unsure of whether the next move would be a jump or a dive. But with momentum blowing on their tail, chances are the uptrend that started ...

Known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... professing forever. All these challenges and uncertainties have been staring us in the face since... well, almost forever. The problem is in this age of instant gratification, equity markets are waiting for that one instant moment, one data point, one ...

Legal challenges face default super inquiry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The changing role of Government in recommending default super funds in modern awards could lead to worker legal action against the Commonwealth. The Law Council of Australia issued the warning at public hearings held by the Productivity Commission (PC) ...

Long-volatility a loss-maker: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... also reduce potential returns when markets are rising," van Eyk said. "Active management of volatility can overcome this problem by exploiting mispricing and relative value opportunities in the VIX options market. "Volatility strategies that systematically ...

Alternatives need new thinking: QIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... get the same thing occurring two years in a row, but generally speaking you don't need to save yourself from last year's problem," Dick said. "What worries me is that with the very low real yield and low inflation expectations many of the asset classes ...

Regulators on post-Trio watch

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Australia's corporate watchdog said it has learnt some lessons in the wake of the Trio fraud, and plans to be more proactive. While admitting that the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) could never guarantee that a similar scenario ...

Trust tax reform can be split

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury's announcement yesterday of a further delay to tax reform for trusts has sparked debate over the relative merit of using the same timetable for a number of reform strands. Speaking at a CPA Australia lunch yesterday ...