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High frequency trading benefits: UK government

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
The overwhelming majority of financial professionals say high frequency trading (HFT) is unfair, according to a new survey, but research from the UK government shows that computer automated investment has market benefits. According to a recent survey ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... closing lower amid some weak US corporate earnings results and soft commodities prices. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said the expiry of exchange traded equity options on the Australian Securities Exchange later on Thursday had offered the ...

SFG appoints head of B2B business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
SFG Australia has appointed Dan Powell to lead Actuate Advice Solution, the group's B2B services business. Powell has over 25 years experience in the wealth management and financial services industry, and joins SFG Australia from AMP where he was director ...

Russell ups risk in equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
Russell Investments has dumped five defensive stocks in its latest rebalance of its value index, anticipating growth in riskier assets. Russell reconstitutes the weightings to stocks in its Russell Australia High Value and Australia High Dividend indices ...

ANZ posts record profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... kicks off the banks' reporting season with NAB and Westpac's results due over the next couple of weeks. Chief executive Mike Smith said that China was now the bank's third largest market in terms of earnings. "Our super regional strategy, with its focus ...

AIST champions more women on Super boards

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
The chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Fiona Reynolds has called upon super funds to appoint more female directors in a bid for greater gender diversity and equality. The peak body for Australia's $500 billion ...

Online tool offers comparative performance data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
SelfWealth, a new online tool for comparing investment portfolios with others, has launched in Australia today. The new subscription based tool allows users to compare their portfolio's performance against those of peers, professionals and the wider ...

BNP Paribas appoints relationship management head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Katherine Seymour as head of head of relationship management for its 'asset owner' clients in Australia, it was announced yesterday. Seymour assumes responsibility for the team managing relationships and ...

Tax-efficient giving advice missing: Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Advisers who don't evolve their businesses to cater for growing client interest in philanthropy risk being left behind. That's the conclusion of Queensland University of Technology research which reveals a growing demand among high net-worth clients ...

AvSuper chairman to step down

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
AvSuper chairman Tom Grant will step down as of 1 January 2013, according to the industry fund. AvSuper is the profit-for-members super fund dedicated to the aviation and aviation safety industries with more than $1.2 billion in funds under management. ...