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So far so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... time. And if this year's going to be in that "correct 75% of the time" basket, it's gonna be a good year. With only seven trading days to go before January's done, most major equity markets are up... some even big time. The S&P 500 index is up 4.6% so ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... is now up 4.6 per cent for the year. Roughly four stocks rose for every three that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading volume was below average at 3.9 billion shares. LONDON - European stock markets closed slightly lower on Friday and the euro ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
Australian shares have added one per cent in early trading as successful debt auctions in Europe and more positive bank earnings in the US buoy optimism. Energy and resources jumped after yields on Spanish bonds contracted sharply in its latest bond ...

Global ETP markets earn $151bn in 2011

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... new ones. There were large withdrawals of money from Australian equity ETFs and a significant fall in the average daily trading values for ETFs," said Drew Corbett, head of investment strategy, BetaShares. Similar in their trading approaches, ETFs are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... broader All Ordinaries index was down two points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,278.6.NEW YORK - US stocks were rising in early trading following strong bank earnings and a decline in applications for unemployment benefits. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying it will raise new money to increase its financial firepower. Wall Street is trading higher. At 0830 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 30 points at 4,222. In economic news ...

Electronic trading reduces risk for fund managers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Australia is now successfully processing electronically traded managed funds. Independent network provider Calastone made the announcement this morning following a local pilot program involving platforms, custodians and asset managers including Aberdeen ...

FINRA relaxes social media controls

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... applications, ASIC will be vigilant in monitoring the many conversations that are happening in the market to ensure fair market trading practices," an ASIC spokesperson told Financial Standard

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... Greece is insolvent and expects the country to default soon, very, very soon. However, looking at the past few days of trading, it appears that financial markets have become inured to all these foreboding. That, or they believed me when I said that the ...

Ascalon forms second Asian partnership

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... principal and chief investment officer at Canning Park, said the partnership was a "logical" move. "Canning Park's long-short trading strategy has been operating for 15 months, and we believe that the combination of our track record, experience, and ...