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ASIC warns CFD providers on margin calls, disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... taking investors' money down with them. He said the regulator was eyeing short sellers in the recent round of market volatility, and would act if the market was not behaving in a fair and efficient manner. Short selling helps the process of price discovery ...

Christian Super joins Government to seed community fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... investments that mix positive returns with social benefits. "With traditional investment markets so susceptible to market volatility it is important to diversify into assets that are not exposed to those same market risks," said Peter Murphy, chief executive ...

Era of uncertainty plagues global markets

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... global investors should consider, namely the new role of financial innovation and understanding its impacts on market volatility, political uncertainty at both the macroeconomic and microeconomic level and increasing exposure of developed economies to ...

Equities don't work in retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... "You do have to ask whether in a compulsory system - so that you're exposing all Australian workers to the raw market volatility, and whether that is actually the sort of system that we ought to aspire to," he said. An alternative, at least in superannuation's ...

BetaShares introduces gold ETF

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... almost 5% p.a. more than unhedged gold," he said. Gold has been seen as a safe play for investors while stock market volatility has continued. "Purchasing gold companies as a means to access the gold price introduces company and stock market risk. A ...

Market volatility making boomers nervous

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Baby boomers and their advisers are becoming increasing concerned about the effect of market volatility on traditional investments, according to a MetLife poll. MetLife's Market Volatility Poll, conducted in February of this year, included 520 financial ...

Derivatives sky high since SGX fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... the natural disaster in Japan created uncertainty about the prospects for global growth." The exchange said market volatility due to the Japanese natural disaster as well as the roll activity in the lead up to the quarterly benchmark futures expiries ...

Fin Services 15pc skill shortage

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... supply, wage pressures are likely to increase in the future. Trends in the Index attributed some of the results to market volatility from recent domestic and global natural disasters, with professionals now more reluctant to explore wealth management ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... 1.95 per cent, to 1,256.88. The Nasdaq composite fell 50.51 points, or 1.89 per cent, to 2,616.82. The CBOE Market Volatility Index jumped 18 per cent, a sign that investors expect more volatility in the stock market. Japan temporarily suspended work ...

Fiducian on growth path

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... existing revenue streams," said Indy Singh, managing director, Fiducian. Singh said that while intermittent share market volatility has impacted on investor confidence, investment experts are forecasting stronger share markets in 2011, which should increase ...