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Gensler to depart T. Rowe Price

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... analyst in the equity risk arbitrage department. He is twin brother to the chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Barack Obama, Gary Gensler.

US regulator spotlights high frequency trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... control the practice which is often accused of exacerbating stock market volatility. The US' Commodity Futures Trading Commission was due to meet with its UK counterpart this week to discuss the idea of a registration process that would give a better ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... losses were steepest among financial companies, industrials and corporations whose bottom lines are closely tied to commodity prices. JPMorgan Chase fell 9.4 per cent, while American Express closed the day 8.8 per cent down. Bank of America plunged an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... biggest economy. Shanghai edged up a day after China posted its first quarterly trade deficit in seven years as rising commodity prices pushed manufacturers' costs higher. China recorded a small trade deficit of $US1.02 billion ($A967.88 million) for ...

Demystifying the "flash crash"

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... dramatically declined and recovered in a matter of minutes. In a recent inquiry into the abnormal market behaviour, the US Commodity Trading and Futures Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concluded that a large algorithmic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... millions setting off the record plunge. But the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said the agencies and exchanges were "to review the unusual trading activity" and would "take appropriate steps to protect ...

Where movies and finance come together

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... Cantor Exchange expects to receive the final approval for the movie futures exchange from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to operate by next month. According to a press statement, the exchange will allow investors to trade DBOR movie futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... results from IBM Corp and Morgan Stanley added to the market's angst. At the same time, a spike in the dollar pushed commodity prices sharply lower, hurting stocks of energy companies and materials producers. At one stage, the Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday, the Australian share market declined for a second day, dragged down by miners after commodity prices fell, China tightened its monetary policy and as WorleyParsons cut profit guidance. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... share market closed firmly in the black after strong gains across the board on the back of a buoyant US lead and higher commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 75.7 points, or 1.62 per cent, at 4753.1, while the broader All Ordinaries ...