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ETP growth attracts IOSCO concerns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... and exchange-traded vehicles (ETV). The paper, issued by the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), focuses on the quality of regulation and industry practices, investor protection, sound functioning ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... were up eight cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $5.85. Property developer Stockland has expanded its on-market buyback of its securities to up to 10 per cent of its issued capital, and also agreed to sell its 55 per cent stake in the Moorebank Industrial Property ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... federal funds rate at least through late 2014... continue its program to extend the average maturity of its holdings of securities as announced in September," and "is maintaining its existing policies of reinvesting principal payments from its holdings ...

Southeastern targets instos with Australian expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... Southeastern as head of the Australia/New Zealand business. The rationale for the expansion is the popularity of stable securities amid volatility in global equity markets, according to the firm. "Volatility in equity markets is creating extraordinary ...

FirstMac fixed income fund 'Recommended'

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... strong risk adjusted returns. FirstMac High Livez is made up of medium term prime RMBS and short term money market securities.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... $47.89, NAB was down nine cents at $23.47 and Westpac was 21 cents lower at $20.48. National turnover was 719 billion securities worth $1.149 billion, with 397 stocks up, 382 down and 324 unchanged.

BetaShares launches High Interest cash ETF

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
BetaShares has launched the first in a range of cash exchange traded funds due on the Australian Securities Exchange in the coming weeks. The Australian High Interest Cash exchange traded fund (ETF) will hold Australian dollars in bank deposit accounts ...

Former Stonebridge broker banned for three years

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... for three years. The banning follows an investigation into Kulisiewicz's conduct while he was a broker at StoneBridge Securities Limited (StoneBridge). ASIC found that on 19 November 2009, Kulisiewicz created an unapproved discretionary trading authorisation ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... Skelly, director of exchange traded funds at Russell. "Most ETFs have to track an index but they may not hold all the securities in the index - they may just optimise or hold a sample. There's two levels - first understanding what's in the index and ...

Tech providers relish multi-exchange environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... connectivity to two critical exchanges as well as solutions to help automate trading and route orders." The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is requiring participants to comply with their best executions obligations by the end of October ...