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Saxo launches social trading platform

HARRY PAGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... peers rather than input from conventional salespeople. "We want to set free the peer-to-peer power of traders around the globe by enabling them to connect online with experienced and like-minded investors who are tired of input from salespeople from ...

ASIC chair defends against media 'smear'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has released a YoutTube video defending ASIC's "good work" and criticising what he termed an attempt by the media to "smear our staff and culture." He said these media ...

'Funding Australia's growth' top priority for Murray Inquiry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013

Index portfolios mask geographical risks

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... global investment manager, with the resources to put researchers and analysts on the ground in multiple countries around the globe, can have a full picture of how international businesses operate and what risks they expose investors to. "Colgate is a ...

Super funds shun Aussie managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... encouraging super fund CIOs to look overseas, there are other factors at play. "There is a perception that covering the globe from a remote part of the world away from the major capital markets such as Australia is not as easy as doing so from Europe ...

Sovereign Wealth Funds surge to $5 trillion

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Sovereign Wealth Funds across the globe have added $750 billion to their total assets under management over the last year to reach $5.38 trillion, according to new research from Preqin. The growth, which was attributed to the launch of a number of new ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... opened lower for the fourth straight session as concerns about political gridlock in the US hit investor sentiment across the globe. A standoff between Republicans and Democrats in Congress has already caused the partial shutdown of the US federal government ...

New AllianceBernstein fund offers solution for Fed tapering

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... briefing in Sydney yesterday, AllianceBernstein senior portfolio manager Alison Martier said with interest rates across the globe at record lows, managers of traditional bond funds were being forced to take on more risk, increasing their correlation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... $US1.3354 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets firmed as a slew of upbeat manufacturing data from around the globe offset concerns about the US Federal Reserve's plans for its stimulus program. Tokyo jumped 2.21 per cent on Friday ...

Aussie investors should have 90% of equity portfolio overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... must broaden their horizons beyond domestic equities to take advantage of the growth opportunities available across the globe, favoured destinations like China and other South East Asian economies will not offer adequate value or diversification. That ...