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Italy's bond market collapse puts US back in favour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... market owned by China and Hong Kong, which incidentally shows how intertwined these economies are now. This week's developments are expected to dampen to the 7.4% annual returns from international bonds, perhaps offset by relaxing the upward on the AUD ...

APRA: Investment world still clouded with uncertainty

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... at year end. But the APRA chair warned that the global financial crisis was not over. "The implications of these developments for the Australian economy are not yet clear but what is obvious is that the operating environment for the Australian financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... two straight sessions of solid gains, Wall Street stocks were under pressure from worries about the fast-changing developments in the European debt crisis. The Europe woes overshadowed a mixed October jobs report from the Labor Department. The US unemployment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... month reported by payrolls firm ADP ahead of Friday's government October labour report. Wall Street kept an eye on developments in Europe, where a planned Greek referendum on the country's latest European Union rescue has sparked fears the country will ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... particularly attractive, Mr Heffernan said, with the profits and performance of most companies unaffected by the latest developments in Europe. The financial sector was one of the worst performing sectors on the local market. After posting a 10 per cent ...

Macquarie posts mixed results

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... on the rise, up 10% to 1.1 million clients from March 31. BFS said these results were positively impacted by new developments for the group including its new partnership between Macquarie Adviser Services and Perpetual Limited to provide administration ...

ASIC releases equity market structure paper

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... being received for ASIC's second-phase consultation paper on equity market structure issues assessing the latest developments in Australia's financial markets. Looking at proposed market integrity rules for a variety of products and services, Consultation ...

Fidessa expands Aust presence in time for Chi-X

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... the paper's principal author, told Financial Standard that brokers and investment banks could learn from similar developments elsewhere in the world. Grob said the UK market was unprepared for this situation when a new trading system was introduced around ...

Ausbil Dexia assures investors following European bailout

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... following news of the bank's bailout in Europe. In a statement, chief executive officer Paul Xiradis assured clients that developments with the Dexia Group overseas had "no impact" on Ausbil Dexia's Australian investment management business. "Dexia Asset ...

SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... also advocates a slow increase in the preservation age so people cannot access their super until 62. "These sorts of developments will be essential to support Australia's ageing population with a strong, sustainable pension system." China, Japan and ...