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New rules for HFT trading

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Retail investors will be protected from the downsides of high frequency trading by a new package of market integrity rules, said Bill Shorten, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Announced yesterday, the new rules include the use of ...

A good new year past the cliff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
It's a good day in the markets overnight and this is because... Let me hear you say it... optimism on the fiscal cliff. Yes, that's it. Tomorrow, we'll just change the word 'optimism' to 'pessimism' should the tape tell a tale of woe. I could stop here ...

Worried about the US? Buy US Treasuries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

Financial advisers recognised for social media strategy

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
Financial adviser Charles Badenach from Shadforth Financial Group won this year's Financial Standard Social Media Influence, Leadership + Excellence (SMILEYS) Scholarship, at an award ceremony yesterday. Other awards winners included Aaron Zelman who ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... blames Europe for its woes. "Shares sell-off as data confirms euro-zone recession," as per the Australian Financial Review. Yes, that cliff and that double-D. But... but, these issues had always been there - weaving in and out of the headlines - since ...

Low-volatility post-retirement solutions needed: Bell

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Having concluded that too few investors will have sufficient capital to drive income in retirement, David Bell of St Davids Road Advisory expects to see growing interest in low-volatility, post-retirement solutions. Speaking at yesterday's Investment ...

Sometimes, directors just need to say 'no'

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Sometimes, the role of a super fund board is just to be prepared to take a stand and say "no" said Lynne Ralph, chair BT Funds management. The investment industry, like other technical fields, mystifies its products with a lot of jargon, so sometimes ...

Super fund awards natural resources mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Australian superannuation funds are warming to the idea of specialist natural resource managers, said David Whitten, executive chairman, 90 West Asset Management. Population growth, urbanisation and increasing prosperity are themes that will drive valuation ...

Consumers clueless on retirement: Bateman

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Despite having been exposed to compulsory super for over 20 years, too many Australians remain clueless when comes to 'all things' retirement. This was the overarching message that Hazel Bateman, associate professor from the University of NSW (School ...