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Future Fund denies wrongdoing in Perth Airport deal

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Future Fund will oppose a preliminary discovery application lodged by AustralianSuper, denying any liability for the damages incurred by Australia's largest super fund during its acquisition of a shareholding in Perth Airport Development group. ...

PM Capital boosted by beer and Las Vegas property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Beer companies performing at full strength and a bet on the Las Vegas housing recovery has contributed to the strong outperformance of PM Capital. The boutique fund manager's investment philosophy centres on buying good quality companies at good prices ...

Study shows dark pools benefit markets at low volumes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Low levels of trading in dark pools actually improve market quality, according to a new study by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). The independent academic centre for capital market research's findings follow concerns from some traders ...

Curve ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Investment bonds a low-tax alternative to super: IOOF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Move on people, nothing to see here. Wall Street's up - or down - depending on which index you follow. Not surprisingly, Bloomberg's gone with the one that sells more eyeballs - the bad news that is. "S&P 500 Falls as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fed Stimulus". ...

The game markets play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... projections." Wowowee! A whopping 73% beat earnings' estimates! Now that's feinitely something to write home about until...you discover that analysts, forecasters and the myriad of 'experts' expect S&P 500 earnings to increase by only 3.5% higher in ...

BT overcharged customers, refunds $2.3m

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
BT Financial Group is refunding Wrap and SuperWrap customers that paid adviser fees in excess of disclosed percentage rates. The company is 80% of the way through the review and has already refunded $2.3 million to its investors and 1,890 of them have ...

Chi-X saved investors $215 million in first year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The increased competition provided by Chi-X, Australia's largest alternative exchange venue, saved investors $215 million in trading costs in the 12 months since launch, a study conducted by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has estimated. ...

ASIC relaxes HFT and dark pool proposals

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has relaxed parts of its proposed rule changes for dark pools and high-frequency trading (HFT) after extensive consultation with the industry. ASIC will not go ahead with proposals to rest ...