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New rules for HFT trading

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Retail investors will be protected from the downsides of high frequency trading by a new package of market integrity rules, said Bill Shorten, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Announced yesterday, the new rules include the use of ...

AUI calls it quits on two mortgage trusts

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Poor market sentiment and the introduction of bank guarantees have forced the closure of two mortgage trusts. Australian Unity Investments (AUI) decided yesterday to close its Mortgage Income Trust (MIT) and Wholesale Mortgage Income Trust (WMIT). All ...

The demise of asset consulting vastly exaggerated: Russell

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... opportunities for its asset consulting business in Australia. In the first six months of this year, Russell did not receive one Request for Tender, said Greg Liddell, managing director, advisory services, Russell Investments, Australia and New Zealand. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Friday: AAC - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY LTD - down one cent, or 0.76 per cent, at $1.30 Beef producer Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) has approved the start of earthworks for an ...

Future Fund 'under-resourced' on climate risks

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
Still smarting over a Senate Committee gruelling over its tobacco investments, the Future Fund - the largest fund in Australia - is being accused of insufficient transparency over climate-change risk mitigation within its portfolio. A FOI search two ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... improved sentiment regarding Greece, traders say. A senior Spanish official said late on Monday that Madrid was mulling a request for a line of credit from the EU's new bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Wall Street Journal reported. ...

Barclays cops $80,000 fine

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Barclays Bank has been fined by ASIC for breaching the corporations Act and withdrawing $13.8 million of client segregated accounts money without authorisation. The corporate watch dog yesterday confirmed that Barclays had paid an infringement penalty ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... Things look like they're improving in Europe too. Greece may get approval for a new aid package and Spain may formally request for a bailout soon. Things are picking up at home too. The latest ABS Housing Finance report shows that the Reserve Bank of ...

Annuities lead US advice requests

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
Annuities are the number one product class US investors are requesting advice for, according to a new report on the US annuities and the insurance sector by Cerullui Associates. "Annuities are the most unsolicited products requested by clients," they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... The Australian market is set to open higher despite weakness on overseas markets after Spain said it was not preparing a request for a bailout loan. Investors have been anticipating that the Spanish government would ask for help for nearly a month. At ...