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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Record gains on the US market have helped the Australian stock market open higher. The ASX 200 has again nudged above the 5,000 mark but, says CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner, investors remain subdued. "It follows a lead, but I think it will be ...

Brokers tip stocks ahead of public announcement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Some brokers may be 'tipping' off privileged clients, after market data has revealed abnormal trading volumes prior to public release of analyst recommendations on associated stocks, according to a study by independent academic researcher Capital Markets ...

Gold headed to $3k an ounce says ETF pioneer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Gold may yet reach US$3000 an ounce, despite recent downward trends and a current level of around the US$1,200 mark, according to ETF Securities' Graham Tuckwell. Speaking at an event at the ASX marking 10 years since ETF Securities launched the world's ...

BetaShares partners FTSE in new ETF launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Australian exchange traded product provider BetaShares has chosen the FTSE RAFI Australia 200 Index as the basis of its first Australian equity fundamental index ETF, which launches on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today. The BetaShares FTSE ...

Former Hyperion boss Dr Manny Pohl launches mid cap fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Former Hyperion Asset Management managing director Dr. Manny Pohl has launched a new long only, growth style mid cap equity fund via his new venture, ES Pohl & Co. The EC Pohl & CO Mid Market Opportunities fund will focus on stocks outside the ASX top ...

Fidelity set to expand Australian presence

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
New Fidelity country head Michael Bargholz has confirmed plans to expand Fidelity's investment capability in Australia with a number of new products. The global asset manager's top-performing Australian equities provision will be grown to include a ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is starting the week flat, as weakness in commodity prices and mining stocks offsets gains in other sectors. US stocks rose about one per cent after better-than-expected labour force data on Friday showed more jobs were created ...

ASIC urged to extend 'wet signatures' exemption

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) should consider extending its relief of the need for 'wet signatures' on product disclosure statements (PDS) for the ASX Managed Funds Service (AMFS) to the wider industry to increase access ...

Super set for best year since 2007

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
The recovery in super fund returns that continued apace in the year to May 2013 points to 2012/13 being the best returns year since 2007. The upbeat assessment is contained in the latest SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index ...

Chi-X saved investors $215 million in first year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The increased competition provided by Chi-X, Australia's largest alternative exchange venue, saved investors $215 million in trading costs in the 12 months since launch, a study conducted by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has estimated. ...