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NAB and ABS employees arrested for insider trading fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... employee and a public servant working for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have been arrested in a case of insider trading. They will appear this afternoon in front of the Magistrate Court in Canberra and in Melbourne to face charges of insider ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is trading lower, with a mixed performance on United States markets weighing on investor sentiment. CMC chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said enthusiasm on the local bourse was fading, including from institutional ...

Janet puts it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... it. Now, Yellen's doing it -- the Fed put, that is. If you still doubt it, Virginia, just have a look at last night's trading action on Wall Street. Sure, there was some good news out of Russia - Putin's blinked (or is it blunk?) - and is reportedly ...

Family office model attractive to feuding families

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... the sale of a family business, the result of a significant inheritance and/or built up over time from cash flows from a trading business. A The purpose of the family office is to preserve and protect the family wealth for current and future generations. ...

Saxo Capital Markets adds share options to platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Saxo Capital Markets Australia has enabled stock options trading on its platform for both retail and institutional investors. The launch will enable clients of Saxo Capital Markets to both consolidate their existing portfolios by allowing them to trade ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is trading slightly lower despite a positive start as investors react cautiously to US job figures and await more economic news. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said local investors had shown a weak reaction ...

Custodians fight hard for big super deals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Custodians are fiercely competing to win the business of Australia's largest superannuation funds, with some trading in short-term commercial gain in exchange for strategic long-term deals. One method of doing this is by offering so-called 'fee holidays' ...

Macquarie Bank names managing director

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... key responsibility was oversight of the group's wholesale and retail exposures including lending and leasing businesses, trading activities, equity investments and exposure to new products. Current managing director and chief executive Greg Ward will ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... points, to close at 1,961.79. Shanghai added 0.30 per cent, or 6.02 points, to 2,026.36 on the last day of the week's trading before a public holiday. Sydney was flat, nudging up 2.5 points to 5,489.1. WELLINGTON - The benchmark index rose 84.39 points ...

New fund to give retail investors access to volatility index

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... equities and cash." But he admitted that explaining the product will be an "educational challenge," given the fact that trading volatility is not common in Australia.