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US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... Asset managers in Europe have reacted against an EU limited ban on short-selling of sovereign bonds but in the US the Securities Exchange Commission said it is unlikely to follow suit. Last week the European Union announced a ban on naked short selling ...

Antares makes global bond fund management appointment

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... 2000. As of September 30, Antares has over $17 billion in funds under management, covering a range of fixed interest securities across the risk spectrum, including sovereign debt.

ASIC appoints two new commissioners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... appointed two new commissioners, with another departing when his term is up in December. Peter Kell joins the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) on a five-year term from November, while Greg Tanzer has been appointed for four years ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... The December share price index futures contract was up 34 points at 4,219, with 19,579 contracts traded. Patersons Securities associate director John Curtin said the local market was underperforming Wall Street's indices which rallied by at least 1.58 ...

Opus Capital offers EU olive branch to ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... Since that time Opus had the cancellation set aside by the Administrative Appeal Tribunal (AAT) before the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) appealed that decision in the Federal Court of Australia. On August 31 this year, the Federal ...

US regulator spotlights high frequency trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... is believed to be closer to 15-20% and rising. High frequency trading enables the buying and selling of thousands of securities a second and has been criticised for reducing liquidity in stressed markets and outpacing traditional investors. There are ...

S&P/ASX create fixed income indices suite

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... will complement their equities offer as the markets turn towards passive investing. S&P Indices and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have developed the suite for over two years after noting an investor push towards passive investing. James Rieger ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Securities and Exchange Commission, the most vulnerable firms will be fixed income trading houses because they draw higher proportions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... Tinto is due to release its third quarter production report, while Energy Action Ltd is due to list on the Australian Securities Exchange. In Australia, the market on Wednesday finished lower, pulling back from a week-long rally but made up some of its ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... at 4,223.1 and the broader All Ordinaries index had climbed 22.8 points, also by 0.53 per cent, to 4,285.1. Cameron Securities client adviser Adrian Leppinus said while the market had climbed on the back of the news on Monday and again on Tuesday after ...