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UBS boosts Aust Fixed Income team

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... will be responsible for inflation-linked portfolios, undertake market analysis and execute credit and related over the counter derivatives. Baylis' previous roles include senior analyst, investments in the international department of the Reserve Bank ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is stepping up its scrutiny on issuers of over the counter (OTC) derivatives, in order to safeguard the investments of a rising retail client base. ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking ...

CFD health check prompts more oversight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... market price of a share or commodity or the value of an index or a currency exchange rate. Most CFDs are sold over the counter (OTC). "Our healthcheck study shows CFD issuers need to lift their game in making sure investors understand how CFDs work and ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... systemic risk, largely because of the credit default swaps portfolio. Those credit default swaps, by the way, are over the counter derivatives that the Fed did not want regulated. Well, according to the TARP Inspector General, it turns out the Fed was ...

OTC derivative platforms need upgrade: report

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
Institutions trading over the counter (OTC) derivatives must invest a significant amount in technology, infrastructure and human resources to support rising trading volumes, according to a new report. Neil Wright, State Street senior vice president ...

Wide Bay tags Aviva insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... for our members," said Ron Hancock, managing director of Wide Bay. Hancock said the product will be available over the counter, and advertising will follow the launch in the forms of brochures and tailing information about it in product disclosure statements. ...

Northern Trust upgrades consultant service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... This development follows the firm adding the Financial Product Mark-up Language (FpML) messaging format to its over the counter (OTC) derivatives trading service, allowing Australian clients to trade derivatives more efficiently. The messaging technology ...

Northern Trust adopts FpML

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... derivatives more efficiently after the firm added the Financial Product Mark-up Language (FpML) messaging format to its over the counter (OTC) derivatives trading service. The messaging technology automates the flow of information from an asset administrator ...

Online insurance lost in cyberspace

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... per cent of Australians aged 18 years and over expect buying insurance online to be any cheaper than buying it over the counter. Meanwhile, a significant 44 per cent did not expect insurance to be discounted if bought through the web. One key finding ...

Avoid excessive hedging: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... can also be a big factor in net returns because the unregulated nature of currency trading, which is performed over the counter (OTC), can lead to large discrepancies between 'best' and 'worst' executed trades.
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