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Harvard receives record-breaking donation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014

BetaShares partners with fifth largest US ETF provider

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has formed a strategic alliance with WisdomTree Investments, the fifth largest ETF manager in the US. Under the terms of the agreement, BetaShares has been granted exclusive rights to market the full range ...

FSC Industry Excellence Award winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... compared to 8.9% from International equities (hedged) and 9.1% from domestic equities. Principal Australia chief executive Grant Forster said that emerging markets investment has made sense over the last 10 years and global trends suggest it will also ...

Federal Court finds S&P guilty in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
A landmark ruling by the Federal Court against ratings agency Standard & Poor's, ABN AMRO and Local Government Financial Services (LGFS) could have implications across the world. The Federal Court ruled in favour of 12 NSW local councils who lost millions ...

ASIC asks FSI for more flexible toolkit

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to grant it a more flexible regulatory toolkit and increase its scope to address market problems. Giving a speech at the Corporate Governance ...

FBI launches probe into high speed traders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and securities regulators have opened up an examination into whether high frequency trading (HFT) firms are involved in insider trading. According to reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

ASX calls for Australia-based exchanges

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... introducing requirements for systemically important financial markets infrastructure assets to be placed on-shore. This would grant Australia's policy makers and regulators direct control over the infrastructure and position Australia's financial markets ...

GSAM global bond fund receives Zenith rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
The Goldman Sachs Global Strategic Bond Fund has received a 'Recommended' rating from research and ratings provider Zenith. The Australian dollar-based strategy is designed to provide income and total return through exposure to a broadly diversified ...

PROFILE: AMP Horizons director Amelia Constantinidis

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... training programs for financial advisers might seem like an unusual job for a former typist turned IT executive but Mark Smith found out that it is actually the most fitting role for AMP Horizons director Amelia Constantinidis. Originally conceived in ...