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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets after the formation of a new government in Italy boosted confidence in the debt-riddled euro zone. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Chi-X matches ASX trade reporting cap

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
The Chi-X has matched the ASX and capped its fees for its trade reporting service to a maximum of $1000 per month per participant. A Chi-X announcement said that the cap on its reporting fees was effective retrospectively from 1st April 2013 and would ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... better than expected. The final reading of the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index surprised on the upside in April - 76.4 vs. 72.4 - but was worse than March's final reading of 78.6. What's an algorithm programmer to do?

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more...We must be over the rainbow!" -Dorothy (Wizard of Oz) And if not, we're surely on our way...and a pot of gold awaits (the metaphorical one of course, not the metal that's now in a bear market). Forget ...

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
"BREAKING NEWS: President@BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much. It's a sad 4th for #america. #obamadead RIP." Were it not for this Twitter post - later discovered to be caused by Associated Press' twitter feed being hacked ...

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The problems consumers have encountered with mobile banking applications may inform the financial services industry as it looks to produce its own investment and superannuation apps. According to BanterMob director of mobile marketing and strategy Kelly ...

A week's walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
There were ups and downs on Wall Street the week before this week, just as the week before that, and before that, and...with each daily dose of data taken to confirm whatever pre-conceived biases we have. It just takes a short walk down the very short ...

May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
It's getting close. It's less than two weeks away. Then we're in May -- that month of the year when the old Wall Street adage tells investors everywhere to sell and go away. And right on cue, the financial news are getting gloomier. We've already touched ...

Retraction: Walther resigns from PIS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Peter Walther has resigned from his position as chief executive of Professional Investment Services (PIS), according to a company statement. John de Zwart, managing director and chief executive officer at parent company Centrepoint Alliance, has been ...

Suncorp Group appoints CIO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
Suncorp Group has appointed Nick Basile as chief investment officer (CIO) effective immediately. Basile will be reporting to Suncorp head of Capital and Investments John O'Farrell and was previously the Chief executive of Presima, a real estate fund ...