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High frequency trading improves market fairness

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
High frequency traders (HFTs) improve market fairness by reducing end-of-day price dislocation, new research from the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has found. CMCRC examined data from 22 exchanges from around the world, from 2003-2011 ...

David Murray to head financial system inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... an "efficient, competitive and flexible financial system, consistent with financial stability, prudence, integrity and fairness." In a joint statement released last night, the Prime Minister and Treasurer Joe Hockey said these recommendations should ...

Move the goalpost Mark

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... governor exactly as he found them - the Bank Rate at 0.5% and the asset purchase program ceiling at A£375 billion. But in fairness to Governor Carney, he must have foreseen the strengthening momentum in the UK economy and judged that staying the course ...

Study shows dark pools benefit markets at low volumes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... academic centre for capital market research's findings follow concerns from some traders that dark pools threaten the fairness of price discovery and market liquidity. Researchers analysed dark trading within the Canadian market before and after the ...

Super charter should be enshrined in legislation: AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... to gauge consumer sentiment. The submission addressed the four values highlighted in the discussion paper - certainty, fairness, sustainability, and adequacy. The deadline for submissions was Friday 21st June, and recommendations will be delivered to ...

ASIC relaxes HFT and dark pool proposals

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... announcing our direction for the full suite of proposals and we are confident they will maintain the quality, integrity and fairness of the Australian market." ASIC expects to publish guidance on the final rules in July or August and anticipates a 9-month ...

FIRST Super questions fairness of Coalition's super board quota policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... one is independent. Under the Coalition's plans, this would have to change. There is another issue that goes beyond the fairness of the proposal - and that is, how to define 'independent'. Macquarie Group Limited, which has a majority of 'independent' ...

ISN calls for electronic auctions to block HFT leakage

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013

Government to hold public forums on Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... our superannuation system for the long term." The discussion paper identified four key qualities: certainty, adequacy, fairness and sustainability. Under the 'fairness' heading, the paper stated: "The superannuation system is not intended to be an open-ended ...

Ex-Lonsec MD convicted of insider trading

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... waiting to be heard." "ASIC's systems, its people and investigatory powers allow us to catch insider traders and to achieve fairness in the marketplace," Price said.