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State Street expands Australian global markets team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... Jonathan Gencher has been named vice president and head of e-Exchange, the company's electronic foreign exchange (FX) trading service. "Australia is a well established investment market and is forecast to grow further over the coming years, especially ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... debt crisis, which claimed its first major US casualty -- a key brokerage that filed for bankruptcy. On the last day of trading in October, stocks were under pressure from the start as worries grew that the long-awaited European Union deal addressing ...

Chi-X and ASX go head to head

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... operator, opened for business with a 'soft launch' today. Once this initial phase is completed, Chi-X will then move from trading in eight securities to all S&P/ASX 200 component securities and ASX-listed ETFs. "We commend the work of the Australian ...

Another 'should have gone shopping' moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... annual rate of 4.0% in the third quarter, faster than the 3.6% pace in the second. And why the heck not, when international trading activity is picking up anew. We can tell by looking at the index that tracks worldwide international shipping prices of ...

Macquarie posts mixed results

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... Macquarie Private Wealth retained the number one position for full-service retail stockbroking based on market share and trading volumes. BFS said it expects its March 31 results for next year to be in line with the previous year, while it will continue ...

2012 China study tour launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... Tour for 2012, offering a unique insight into the culture and business opportunities offered by Australia's number one trading partner. Austrade has seen around 1500 companies increasing its investment proposals and joint ventures in the region annually ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... that the market is pretty relieved that we got the EU rescue package." At 0700 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.17 US cents, up from 105.34 US cents on Thursday. Since 1700 AEDT on Thursday, the currency has traded between 105.25 ...

Tech glitch halts trading on Australian Securities Exchange

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
SYDNEY, Oct 27 AAP - Trading on the Australian Securities Exchange has been halted because of technical problems. The ASX sent out an alert shortly after the market opened at 1000 AEDT adding that all trades for Thursday were under review. ASX Ltd general ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's trading more than one per cent higher and after local shares rose on Wednesday. At 0840 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 27 points ...

ASIC releases equity market structure paper

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... structure: Further proposals (CP 168) follows on from the regulator's confirmation of the Chi-X launch on Oct 31. Automated trading such as high frequency trading, volatility controls for extreme price movements and enhanced data for supervision are ...