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ASX preps for emissions scheme

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is gearing up to introduce a futures market for emissions following the government's decision to introduce an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). ASX has welcomed the move and said it will provide business with certainty ...

IMAP open to new members

The Institute of Managed Account Providers (IMAP) is officially accepting new members after finalising its membership conditions and key industry campaigns for this year. Following industry discussions over the past eight months, IMAP will be officially ...

New blood to shake up CFS Aussie equities

Colonial First State, one of the largest equities funds manager in the country, hopes to turn its misfortunes on the personnel front into an opportunity to hunt new talent and revamp its performance track record. The revolving door at CFS has kept turning ...

Investors will be compensated for dud advice: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
Financial services licensees must have measures in place so they can compensate retail clients if the advice or services they provide are found to be "inappropriate". The measures are part of a new regulation just announced by the Government and may ...

Share ownership down but trading activity up: ASX

There are less mum-and-dad investors in the market but they are trading more frequently and placing bigger bets, according to the latest Share Ownership Study by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). This is the tenth study conducted by the ASX  ...

World first index monetises climate change risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
Research and ratings agency RepuTex will establish the world's first climate change growth index in July, quantifying for the first time the impact of a carbon-constrained environment on businesses listed on the ASX 300. The company looked at current ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
With takeover talk still running through global equity markets and a positive lead from New York, the local market is likely to open higher today. At 0806 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was down 36 points to ...

Good times to keep rolling for investors

Perennial Investment Partners' monthly Investors Index has found that April was an excellent month for investors in property and shares. "Global property has benefited from both a shift in institutional investor asset allocation in the developed markets ...

ASX200 option for legalsuper

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
Legal sector super fund legalsuper has launched a new ASX200 investment option, giving members the opportunity to invest up to 50 per cent of their super in top 200 listed companies. legalsuper joins a small but growing list of industry funds flicking ...

Market retreats ahead of rates reprieve

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
Cowed by stronger than expected manufacturing data from the US, which undermines Australia's yield advantage, both the share market and the Aussie dollar took a tumble yesterday. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 20.2 points to 6,145.8 and the All Ordinaries ...