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ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... can't hedge their portfolios. They can still short most if not all major stocks using warrants, options and other derivatives. This is because the Australian Stock Exchange has announced that ASX-approved market makers in ASX exchange traded options ...

Embracing derivatives: South Korea

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
The South Korean derivatives market is on the cusp of a major boom - but investors will have to overcome a lack of education and increased risk before cashing in on the revolution. According to the South Korean Retail Investment Market report by Celent ...

Fortitude hires ex-nab and Macquarie staff

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
Alternative investment manager Fortitude Capital has hired derivatives specialist Gerard McMahon and hybrid specialist Darren Raward. Prior to joining Fortitude Capital McMahon was divisional director of Macquarie Bank and head of the international ...

S&P studies single manager alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... and reward problems. Reflecting the popularity of alternative strategies, income funds, which use short selling and derivatives trading to gain income with a portfolio of mostly shares and bonds, had evolved in both institutional and retail market demand ...

ASIC bans Oxford Investments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... its sole director, Steven Moore, are prohibited from providing opinions and recommending strategies on securities or derivatives trading for 10 years. The Court found that Oxford Investments and director, Steven Moore, provided financial product advice ...

Wanted: Wharton scholar

CAMERON BOGGS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... portfolio theory, asset allocation and behavioral finance. The course also examines issues related to stocks, bonds, derivatives, real estate, emerging markets and global investments. "I encourage all fund executives to apply. Wharton's program is world-renowned. ...

JPMorgan launches IQ Instalment Warrants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... those wishing to make controlled steps into geared investing," said Mark Flynn, JPMorgan vice president of equity derivatives and structured products. "Investors with margin loans may also find the IQ series a more stable and less time intensive way ...

JPMorgan joins debt platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... Australia and New Zealand. The platform has since been enhanced to include dealer to client market capabilities and more derivatives and fixed rate securities. In 2007, the online platform extended its coverage into Asia, interfacing with Reuters' RTFI ...

QIC develops better anti-inflation strategy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... strategy based on synthetic securities. "We can generate better investment outcomes for clients through the use of derivatives called 'inflation swaps'," said Buckley. "We can generate the same exposure as physical assets but without the same level of ...

Soft commodity a hard buy

... article incorrectly stated that Macquarie might close its pastoral fund and that the fund invests in equities and derivatives.