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ASIC stops Bitcoin miner discussing IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
ASIC has issued a stop order prohibiting Bitcoin Group from discussing its intention to IPO prior to submitting a prospectus. Bitcoin Group is a "miner" of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. This entails using software to solve complex mathematical problems ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following rises on international markets amid hope for Greece's bailout plan and a Ukraine ceasefire and strong economic data out of Germany. At 0807 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

Macquarie Wrap adds international stocks, fixed income

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
International listed securities and domestic fixed income securities are available to advisers as investment options through the Macquarie Wrap. International listed securities allow advisers to trade fully paid ordinary shares and common stocks across ...

Focus on yield is distorting asset prices: PM Capital

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
Australian investors' strong focus on yield is distorting asset prices and increasing the risk of falling into a "yield trap," PM Capital head of distribution Rob Thompson said. The focus on yield is compromising the risk/reward proposition and introducing ...

Tsipras has a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
"Greece has now become like herpes to the Eurozone, once you catch it you can't get rid of it." This is what I typed on this space way back in June 2011 when the Europeans were in the midst of a sovereign debt crisis with Greece at the epicentre of ...

HUB24 platform goes mobile

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
HUB24 has adapted its InvestorHUB and AdviserHUB portals to mobile phones in a bid to provide a better experience for advisers and clients. It has also launched SupportHUB, a new functionality where advisers can view requests, track the progress of ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
It's raining jobs...A hallelujah... it's raining jobs! Yes Virginia, I'm sure that you too are excited (and you can't hide it) seeing the latest instalment of the US non-farm payrolls report that showed most measures up. It was all up for the US labour ...

Easing here, there and everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
And an easing here, an easing there, everywhere an easing... Just a day after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) joined the central bank surprise club and decided to ooh, ahh, "have what they're having", and two days after I typed on this space "and ...

90 West Global Natural Resources awarded two ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The 90 West Global Natural Resources Fund has received a 'Recommended' rating from both Lonsec Research and Zenith Investment Partners. The fund is managed by David Whitten from specialist global resources manager 90 West Asset Management. It seeks ...

Divestment more political than financial: PWC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The main impact of institutional investor divestment has been political not financial, said PWC in an asset consulting newsletter released yesterday. "Unless the size of the divestment is substantial, it may not impact the share price of the company ...