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Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... focused on a "good enough" United States and an emerging market boom. With Middle Eastern sociopolitical turmoil taking center stage in that region, Japan in shambles, Europe using Scotch tape to fix budgets, and inflation crippling economies worldwide ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... 4,739 points, with 16,942 contracts traded. CommSec market analyst Steve Daghlian said the local bourse was unlikely to stage a comeback in afternoon trade, unless a major market-moving announcement was made. "Over last three days, we've seen shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Thursday, as a recovery in commodity prices sparked a more positive performance in share prices on Wall Street. On the ASX 24 at 0713 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 24 points ...

Leveraged ETF risk laid bare

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... works. "None of those products exist here, but we may see them arrive," he said. "The industry here is plain vanilla at this stage" Keenan told the conference that ETFs had been growing in popularity, with well over 50 per cent of the shareholders in ...

Advisers not ready for super changes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... solutions to the problem involved increased use of life-cycling, he said, and using defensive asset allocations at an earlier stage. "There needs to be a focus on certainty of returns. Capital certainty and downside protection," he said.

Trust Company appoints MD for NZ

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
The Trust Company has made a number of senior appointments since completing its acquisition of the New Zealand Guardian Trust Company, preparing to build a unified management structure. John Botica has assumed the role as managing director of Guardian ...

Budget 2011: "Benign" Budget a relief for finance sector

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Extended relief for compulsory pension fund draw-downs, encouragement for super funds to invest in infrastructure and a reiteration of the promise to increase the super guarantee to 12 per cent were functions of a budget that commentators labeled bland. ...

Regulators cautioned on world exchanges

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... with growth opportunities in Asia and the rate of mergers between stock exchanges. "Exchanges in Asia are at an important stage of their development and have the opportunity to make the most of the growth opportunities," said D'Aloisio, adding that close ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is stepping up its scrutiny on issuers of over the counter (OTC) derivatives, in order to safeguard the investments of a rising retail client base. ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... banking sector's turned around after a more positive open... that's where the main drag on the market is coming from at this stage." There was no major economic news causing the market to trade lower, he added. National Australia Bank led the big banks ...