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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... futures contract was up 17 points at 5,394 points, with 14,144 contracts traded. * National turnover was 1.02 billion securities worth $2.5 billion. AAP tsc/dmc Headline: FED:Profit surprises boost share market

ASIC could implement immediate suspension of advisers

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) could implement the immediate suspension of "bad-apple" advisers if it had powers to do it. ASIC senior leaders were asked about this issue during yesterday's public hearing of the Senate Economics ...

Ausbil appoints external auditor to investigate fund fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... distribution Adam Lancaster confirmed to Financial Standard that the company has reported the issue to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and has also started an internal investigation. The Emerging Leaders Fund structure was ...

Market Vectors to launch equal weight ETF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... will follow a purpose-built index and provided "cost-effective" exposure to the largest, mid and small cap ASX-listed securities. Market Vectors Australia managing director Arian Neiron said: "Currently, there are 77 Australian securities that are all ...

ASIC enhances whistleblower communication

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is taking steps to improve whistleblower communication and protection, one of the main concerns that prompted the Senate inquiry into the regulator's performance. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft ...

Advice riskiest ASIC sector

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said that in his own view, the regulator still regards financial advice "as the riskiest sector" ASIC regulates. Medcraft appeared this morning at a public hearing of ...

Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... funds to make public every single holding down to the most granular level. It would be regulated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. Among the industry's fears were: full disclosure would compromise intellectual property; it would ...

Credit Suisse and First NZ launch small cap business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... franchise in Australia." Mike Bassett, formerly Credit Suisse's head of domestic equities research sales, will lead the securities team. He's joined by Craig Haskins in the role of director, research sales. Paul Buys, previously a senior equity analyst ...

It must have been love

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... exports in the year to January and the 10.0% increase in exports were true love after all. Bloomberg quoted Kim Eng Securities director of sales trading Andrew Sullivan saying that China's trade numbers were "like a double present for the market... Exports ...

SunGard launches a faster STP processor

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... Asset Management managing director Mark Judah said customers were demanding a solution that can process more complex securities. "The growth in alternatives and their convergence with traditional structures means our customers are demanding solutions ...