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Dark pools attract larger trades and ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... Australia yesterday, which will collect multiple orders from both buy- and sell-side participants and consolidate them into block-sized trades. Matthew Moore, head of Australian sales, Instinet, said the model would allow for larger trade sizes to appeal ...

Charter Hall battling hedge funds over office REIT

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Superannuation funds could have a say in the future of Charter Hall Office REIT's $2 billion Australian portfolio if a trio of US hedge funds continues to agitate for a sale. Charter Hall Office REIT has confirmed that it will sell 100 per cent of the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market has opened weaker in directionless trade, on a lack of company news and public holidays in the UK and US. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 0.6 points lower at 4683.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Tora improves electronic platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... covering 24 exchanges in 14 Asian countries. It provides direct access to dark pools as well as stock exchanges, including the block-trading pool BlocSec which provides buy and sell-side access trades in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Japan.

Planners risk trouble opposing FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... opt-in provisions and the ban on risk commissions in superannuation. He also told planners how to lobby Independents to block the legislation proposed by the Government in the Lower House. But Whiteley said this would ultimately hurt planners. He pointed ...

Super funds at risk of cyber crime

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Superannuation funds risk losing their member's details to identity thieves if they don't protect their systems, internet security firm Pure Hacking said today. Ty Miller, chief technology officer of the ethical hacking security and testing firm, said ...

AustralianSuper new player in advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
In news that has shaken the financial advice and super industries, AustralianSuper will partner with six financial planning groups to create a complete advice and super service for clients. The fund said that in light of the Cooper Review, the Ripoll ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... sector's top company. Lactalis already owns 29 per cent of Parmalat and a group of Italian companies has been scrambling to block the takeover amid nationalist sentiment and fears over the French company's dominant role on the Italian market. Investors ...

Super funds turn to dark pools

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... turning to off-market transactions to trade in bulk shares without spooking the market. Liquidnet Australia specialises in big-block executions and the growing popularity of dark pools can be seen in the broker's stunning $2 billion first-quarter trading ...

Derivatives sky high since SGX fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
Derivatives trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has reached its highest point ever, just weeks after the failed takeover bid by the Singapore Exchange (SGX). According to figures released by the ASX, the number of derivatives contracts ...