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Is 'unbundling' the future of broking?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... important. "Fund managers now have at their fingertips the ability to use technology to get the best price; they now have algorithms to execute their orders with less of an impact on the market. "Really, the last thing they want to be doing these days ...

Gone fishin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013

The "ber" months are coming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013

Oh how welcome thy voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... happens in the economy". That's where the stupid comes in Virginia. Perhaps that's what happens when you let machines (algorithms) do the trading based on the headlines. They buy (or sell) even though things don't compute. Or it could be opportunistic ...

Is it safe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... all depends. If you're looking very short-term, then expect more volatility until financial market traders (and their algorithms) make up their mind one way or the other. There's still the potential for big moves - up or down. For those looking beyond ...

The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... demand apply anymore? And what about equities? I'm slowly beginning to believe that traders are letting the machines (algorithms) do the trading for them. This or the fear of the death of QE has sucked rational thinking out of their brains. Last night's ...

ISN calls for electronic auctions to block HFT leakage

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... to time the market, harder still to rely non-thinking computers to make the buy and sell calls. Traders relying on algorithms to buy or sell must have taken a big hit from the flash crash last night. Think of all those stop-loss programmed commands that ...

ASIC speeds up misconduct probe

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... for investigation." "As always, ASIC has worked closely with market participants on matters relating to problematic algorithms, in particular wash trades - which occur when one account executes both sides of the trade. Active engagement with market participants ...

Portfolio management tool launched

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... positions against traditional industry benchmarks and emerging social benchmarks - plus access to web widgets, reports and algorithms. "Financial Simplicity's new capabilities are designed to further improve the business of managing investment portfolios ...