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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
The Australian stock market is slightly lower, following a mixed lead from overseas. European markets finished sharply lower overnight, with Germany's DAX 30 down two per cent amid disappointment with the European Central Bank's latest stimulus plans. ...

Aussie bitcoin platform launches in UAE

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Australian company igot has launched a bitcoin exchange online platform in the United Arab Emirates. The company claimed the new platform will allow ex-pats living in the UAE but sending money out of the country to save up to 7 or 8% in international ...

Fund managers: Tide turning in emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
AllianceBernstein and Van Eck Global have joined a growing chorus of fund managers who say the worst is over in emerging markets and now is looking like a good entry point for long-term investors. According to Rainmaker data, the MSCI Emerging Markets ...

Former Macquarie exec resurfaces at BT

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
BT Investment Management has appointed long-term Macquarie executive Andrew Mouat as its new business development manager for institutional clients. Reporting to head of sales and marketing Chris Clayton, Mouat will be responsible for marketing and ...

Liquidnet increases access to India equity trading

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
Global institutional trading network Liquidnet has started the routing of orders of Indian equities on behalf of global members. Orders can be executed either on the India's National Stock Exchange (NSE) or on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) through ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after escalating violence in Iraq spooked investors and falling iron ore prices continued to pressure mining stocks at the end of last week. At 0822 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures ...

Australia among the big guns in millionaire stakes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... are defined as having more than US$100 million in private assets. Australia was narrowly beaten out in the UHNW stakes by India (284) and Turkey (288). UHNW households held US$8.4 trillion in wealth in 2013 (5.5% of the global total), an increase of ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... to 8.6% in April from 8.31% in March and 8.03% the month before. Stubbornly high inflation has kept the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the sidelines. In its June policy meeting, the RBI did nothing - it kept its key repo rate unchanged at a high 8.0% ...

SSgA appoints head of intermediary business

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed James MacNevin as head its intermediary business group for the Asia Pacific region, to lead the firm's expansion in this channel. SSgA's intermediary business group, which partners with financial intermediaries ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... worries over future inflation and distrust over fiat money - and continued strong growth (and therefore, demand) in China and India -- had some 'experts' predicting gold 10,000. Just 13 months ago - in April 2013 - when gold went into a bear market ...