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ASIC publishes Medcraft travel details

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Documents released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show that chairman Greg Medcraft spent more than 80 days overseas on business trips last year. The documents reveal that the majority of these visits include meetings ...

netwealth launches mobile app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

BlackRock ends "unfair" analyst surveys

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
BlackRock has agreed to end its controversial practice of surveying equity analysts to get insight into their views on companies before the information is made public. A US investigation into the practice determined that it "provides an unfair advantage ...

Start structured giving with just $20,000

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013

Hedge fund growth plans hampered by lack of demand

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Two thirds of hedge fund managers have made growing their businesses a top strategic priority but a lack of demand from investors could be a major roadblock, according to a recent global EY survey. "In the current environment, fund managers are investing ...

SMSFs eye offshore assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors have signaled much stronger appetite for investing offshore compared to their non-self-managed counterparts. According to the latest Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII) report, 50% of SMSF investors ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following slides on international markets after a US Federal Reserve official said there could be a small cut in its stimulus program next week. At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

Managed funds top $1 trillion despite weak flows

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

Consumers find super 'mind-boggling', survey shows

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
Consumers view superannuation as "risky", "complex", "mind-boggling" and "stressful", according to a new consumer survey commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The purpose of the survey, conducted by Latitude Insights ...

High frequency trading improves market fairness

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
High frequency traders (HFTs) improve market fairness by reducing end-of-day price dislocation, new research from the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has found. CMCRC examined data from 22 exchanges from around the world, from 2003-2011 ...