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Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014

... benchmark across virtually all sectors of the market over one, three and five years, the latest data from S&P Dow Jones Indices shows. The worst offending sector was International Equities where a staggering 85.97% of active funds underperformed the ...

S&P Dow Jones appoints head of Australia and NZ

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014

S&P Dow Jones Indices has appointed Daphne van der Oord as its new head of Australia and New Zealand. SPDJI has also appointed a senior director of channel management in shape of ASX's Jonathan Morgan. The two appointments are part of a move to expand ...

S&P DJI eyes aligned advice groups with new role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014

S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) is recruiting for a role as part of a move to tap into the aligned financial advice dealer groups with its exchange-traded fund (ETF) indices. Until now the bank-aligned advice sector has proved difficult for ETF providers ...

ASX launches S&P/ASX200 VIX futures

STAFF WRITERS | MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013

... last week of new ASX resources and financial sector futures products. Alex Matturri, chief executive of S&P Dow Jones Indices, said: "The launch of S&P/ASX VIX futures is set to change how investors can measure and trade the financial markets in Australia." ...

ASX volatility index moves to live pricing

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013

... launch of the end-of-day VIX index in 2010," said ASX deputy chief executive Peter Hiom. Guy Maguire, head of S&P Dow Jones Indices in Australia, said the real-time S&P/ASX 200 VIX constitutes an exciting step forward in the development of the Australian ...

GBST Quant and Russell alliance to foster tax-aware investing

MARK STORY | WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012

... after-tax investment approach for investors more appealing to the industry as a whole." Guy Maguire, Head of S&P Dow Jones Indices - Australia has confirmed an alignment with GBST's after-tax custom index strategy. He regards a universal approach to ...

SSgA launches two fixed income ETFs

LINDA HAUSKEN | MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

... track indices from the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Income Index Series. This series was created last year by S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Australian Securities Exchange. "We are pleased and proud to license our indices to SSgA for these two high-quality ...

Dow Jones launches LPT index

... the Stoxx range of indices, the joint venture between Dow Jones, Deutsche Borse AG and SWX Group which manages Dow Jones indices business development in Asia. Stoxx managing director Lars Hamich says the index was developed due to market demand from ...

Afternoon market wrap: All ordinaries gain some ground

... day's trading, edging higher by almost a third of a percent. This follows the positive results in the Nasdaq and Dow Jones indices. The Hong Kong's Hang Seng index on the other hand lost close to a third of one percent in trading whilst the Nikkei index ...

Midday market wrap: Banks fight back

... Banking and finance shares moved sharply higher during the morning on the back of strong gains on the FTSE-100 and Dow Jones indices yesterday. AMP, which has experienced something of a rollercoaster ride of late, jumped by over 10 per cent to $7.23 ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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