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Study finds dark pools damage market quality

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Dark pools are damaging overall price discovery and market quality in the US, according to new research by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). Researchers from the Australian independent academic centre for capital market research looked ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Australian stocks were marginally weaker at noon as a fall in the Australian dollar encourages investors to sell banking shares. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said offshore selling of high-yielding stocks continued as the Australian dollar ...

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The dramatic lift in confidence arising from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive stimulus measures has created opportunities for investment to flow between Australia and Japan in both directions, according to Nikko Asset Management chairman ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The Australian share market is set for a relatively flat start despite Wall Street's rise to a new record high. Strong gains in US home prices and consumer confidence pushed the the Dow Jones Industrial Average to 15,409.39, its highest ever level. ...

Peak6 $1bn capital raise boosted by Aussie instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
US hedge fund manager Peak6 has soft-closed its new Achievement fund after attracting significant inflows from Australian investors. The fund, which launched in September 2012, has already reached the $1 billion in funds under management (FUM) milestone ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened higher despite weak offshore leads as the financial sector lifts local shares. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the Australian market had opened higher due to a strong start from the financial sector after Westpac ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after mixed performances on world markets overnight. At 0751 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up one point at 5,195. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Number of instos prioritising risk doubles since GFC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The proportion of investment organisations placing risk management as their highest priority has more than doubled since before the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) commissioned by State Street ...

Invesco Real Estate appoints new investment manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
Invesco Real Estate (IRE) has appointed Richard Massey as real estate investment manager, adding to its growing Australian operations. Massey, who was appointed on May 1, will manage real estate investments acquired on behalf of funds and private account ...

PIS award financial adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
The Professional Investment Services (PIS) announced the nine winners of its annual awards, which include Financial Adviser of the Year, Risk Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year. Troy Theobald, from Robina Financial Solutions, was awarded Financial ...