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First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... it); and of course, Cyprus. Yet by 5 March, the Dow has climbed up and over its 2007 peak and right at the final day of trading of Q1 2013, the S&P 500 conquered its own. This, once again, reinforces that aged-old adage on Wall Street, "don't fight the ...

Active management a 2% tax drag

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... efficient," said Parametric chief investment officer David Stein. "The media focuses on the exciting world of securities trading and the rock star world of active management because tax is perceived as boring. But active tax management can lead to large ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... 'Timely Portfolios' did just that and found that the "...best case you make a fairly measly 17%." US 10-year maturities were trading at around 1.66% at the time. Michael Stokes - "developer of the MarketSci family of trading strategies" - did more number ...

Falling BRICs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... Bloomberg reports that this is because domestic BRIC investors are taking their money out of their domestic bourses. "Trading by Brazilian individuals has dropped to the lowest level since 1999...Russian mutual funds posted 16 straight months of outflows ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... strategy to Australian investors. The fund, headed up by Marc Reinganum and Chee Ooi, has already built a 4-year track record trading in the US. Australian investors will get the benefit of a currency-hedging overlay to so that the strategy is not hurt ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... per cent, to $3.79. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said dual-listed BHP and Rio started falling during London trading, when a fund manager said it was reducing its exposure in Australian equities given the share price rises of the past six months. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed lower for a second straight day after giving up early gains during afternoon trading. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 28.0 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 4,987.4X points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

ASIC eases fears on high frequency trading

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said in a new report that fears related to high frequency trading (HFT) are mostly unfounded. The much-anticipated report, released today, follows investigation into market prices by two internal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... February. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will hand down its report on the impact of high frequency trading on Australia's financial markets. The market on Friday posted its biggest one-day gain for 2013, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Former consultant sentenced for insider trading

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... The County Court of Victoria has sentenced former consultant Ulf Ronnie Lindskog after being convicted of four insider trading charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Judge David Parsons sentenced Lindskog to 12 ...