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UniSuper to shed mandates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... case-by-case basis. Property and infrastructure was best approached through the listed market now as it was currently trading at a discount to net tangible assets. "It's the most efficient way to do it now." UniSuper had a total of $27.65 billion in ...

May day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... market was expecting a fall. The resulting sell-off in the energy complex even triggered a five-minute halt of all energy trading on Nymex -- the first in more than two years. Funny that because US inventories have been rising since the start of the ...

Macquarie top mandate catchers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... strategy that closely tracks the index," he said. Portfolio mplementation is most important for passive managers to get trading costs down, he said. "Passive managers are typically better at implementation than active managers," he said. Financial Standard ...

Budget 2011: CGT tax to restrict super trading

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
The government has moved to prevent superannuation funds, including SMSFs, from aggressively trading shares by making any resulting gains and losses subject to capital gains tax. The removal of the exception for super funds trading stocks, primarily ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... There is much activity in equities news, however, led by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which issues its third quarter trading update. Retailer David Jones Ltd releases third quarter sales results, CSR Ltd posts full year results, and Westfield Group ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... for issuers, with a particular focus on the net tangible assets they have in place to protect them against the risks of trading OTC derivatives. "Owners of issuers of complex and risky OTC derivatives such as contracts for difference and margin forex ...

ASX fines broker for bad behaviour

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... $75,000 fine on broking house IMC Pacific for behaviour that left disorderly markets in two securities, including QBE shares trading at less than half of one cent, it said yesterday. The stock exchange said IMC wrongly entered two buy orders for 5000 ...

Platforms secure planners direct shares preference

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... Additionally, the report found that some 64 per cent of planner respondents use investment platforms for direct equity trading, 42 per cent use full service stockbrokers for their share transactions and 37 per cent use an online broker. A remaining small ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... points lower at 4,737, with 20,428 contracts traded. Richard Herring, director of equities at Burrell Stockbroking, said trading volumes were light as investors withdrew and awaited the budget release at 1930 AEST. "People are on the sidelines leading ...

Winton Capital wins Future Fund mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... mandate from the Future Fund," he said. Winton uses scientific research and statistical analysis to develop systematic trading programs for the international asset markets. It pursues a diversified trading strategy which does not rely on favourable conditions ...