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Citi wins elite investment firm mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... The Investment Advisory arm specialises in consulting and sits alongside Investments, Securities, Insurance and Global Trading arms. "We are pleased to be working with Citi because of their deep understanding of our business and robust technology that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... successful Spanish bond auction reduced fears of a fresh European debt crisis. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the currency was trading at 103.89 US cents, up from 103.14 cents on Tuesday afternoon. HiFX senior trader Stuart Ive said a string of positive ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
Australian stocks have opened higher, led by strong gains in the healthcare and info tech sectors in quiet trading conditions. At 1030 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.5 points, or 0.22 per cent, at 4,311.8 points, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... 0.51 percent to 3,205.28 points. Madrid dipped 0.57 percent however, while Milan won 0.36 percent. In foreign exchange trading, the euro struck a two-month low point of $1.2995 around 0635 GMT. It later stood at $1.3071, which compared with $1.3078 on ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Currencies dominated first quarter trading in CFDs, according to one provider, with a third of traders focused on the Aussie dollar. Research from Capital CFDs has shown AUD/USD remains the most popular contract for difference (CFD) followed by EUR/USD ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... quarter of 2009. Meanwhile, Australian bond future prices were higher on Friday. The June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.185 (implying a yield of 3.815 per cent), up from Thursday's close of 96.150 (3.850 per cent.) The June three-year ...

Gensler to depart T. Rowe Price

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... and an analyst in the equity risk arbitrage department. He is twin brother to the chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Barack Obama, Gary Gensler.

ETFs pull away from $5bn mark

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... month comes at a time when investors appear to be focused on yield more than capital growth. While the increase in ETF trading activity indicates a greater risk sentiment, Australians now have the choice through ETFs to access income or potential capital ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... Chinese trade and US jobs data. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 2.24 per cent to 5,595.55 points on the first trading day for Europe's leading market since last Thursday. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 lost 2.49 per cent to 6,606.43 points, and in ...

Former Bell Potter adviser charged

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... as agreed with his clients. The charges involve more than $1.06 million and relate to his role as a director of Kismet Trading Pty Ltd (in liquidation) during his employment as a senior client adviser for the stockbroking company, Bell Potter Securities. ...