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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... to $US1.0909 from $US1.0873 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Shanghai led several Asian stock markets higher as traders bet on fresh economy-boosting measures in China, while another record-breaking close on Wall Street also supported regional ...

Investors misunderstand smart beta: AXA IM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... built around indices re-weighted according to rigid rules. These, Hurt says, are vulnerable to being picked off by savvy traders. "The best way to make money in financial markets is to arbitrage an investor that is always going to follow the same rules," ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... Tristan K'Nell said. On Wall Street on Monday, markets sagged ahead of the start of first-quarter-earnings season, with traders hedging their bets following last week's solid gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 80.61 points, or 0.45%, to 17,977.04 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... was down eight points at 5,942. On Wall Street, stocks sagged ahead of the start of first-quarter-earnings season, with traders hedging their bets after last week's solid gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 80.61 points (0.45 per cent) ...

NZ Super suspends Milford AM mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... has over $3 billion in funds under management and employs over 40 people. The FMA is currently investigating one of its traders for alleged market manipulation. "The investigation does not have any implications for client funds and has no impact on the ...

NAB, ABS insider traders jailed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
After being charged in 2014 for insider trading, money laundering and abuse of public office, two men have been sentenced to jail. Reportedly Australia's largest insider trading scheme, the two men's activities resulted in profits of roughly $7 million ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... HONG KONG - Most Asian markets again fell, on increasing expectations the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates. Traders were also left disappointed by more weak data from China. The likelihood of a Fed hike, coupled with the European Central Bank's ...

ASX will cut clearing fees if monopoly extended

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... more efficient and more transparent than the alternatives and avoids further fragmentation which benefits high frequency traders. Rival exchange Chi-X Australia's chief executive John Fildes questioned the timing of the negotiations. "It is only when ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... suggesting shoppers were put off by cold weather. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets slipped after recent strong gains, with traders sitting tight as the eurozone awaits fresh central bank stimulus. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.74 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 11.03 (0.23 per cent) at 4,716.70. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets wobbled as traders tracked crude oil prices and Greece's efforts to renegotiate its vast international bailout deal. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index ...