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UBS $2bn rogue trader in custody

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... loss for the Swiss bank. The news, breaking three years to the day after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, has put UBS trading activites back in the sights of regulators. UBS is believed to have alerted police to the US$2 billion losses, potentially rogue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... become reluctant to do so for fear of contagion from the euro zone debt crisis. The news came as markets were already trading up after France and Germany issued a joint defence of Greece, insisting its place was in the euro zone despite market sentiment ...

ETF markets August fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... report identified a monthly trend of investors switching to lower fee beta exposure and a hedged gold exposure with strong trading activity record for the precious metals. "Continued strong trading activity in precious metals ETFs (Silver and Gold) ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... practices, liquidity and conflicts management, etc. "We also hope to gather intelligence on badly run funds, suspicious trading and ineffectual gatekeepers," he said. "Indeed it will benefit the sector as it will improve local investor confidence, promote ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... Ordinaries index rose 67.3 points, or 1.65 per cent, to 4,157.7. Cameron Securities client adviser Adrian Leppinus said trading volumes had dropped off significantly since a surge in value at the open, with little conviction among buyers. Turnover was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... while that on the 30-year bond slipped to 3.31 per cent from 3.32 per cent. LONDON - European stocks have rallied in rocky trading ahead of talks by the leaders of France and Germany with Greece to avoid a default and widespread chaos. Although markets ...

Bell recruits Bloomberg for risk and compliance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... which also include strategy management, financing, trade settlement, portfolio analysis, order management and electronic trading. Bell, which was already employing Bloomberg for core research, will use the system to manage global equity mandates for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... September share price index (SPI) futures contract was down two points at 4,079 points, with 78,195 contracts traded. Trading volumes were well below average, with a national turnover of 797.19 million shares changing hands for $1.59 billion as investors ...

iShares appoints new director

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... a position within the equities structured products business for two and a half years and more recently on the Delta 1 trading desk. The iShares Capital Markets team works with clients to assist with execution and trading strategies and partners with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... points, or 0.81 per cent, to 4,158.4 points. NEW YORK - US stocks posted healthy gains on Tuesday after a volatile day of trading driven by more twists and turns in Europe's sovereign debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 44.73 points (0.40 ...