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Bond CFDs, charting tools now on Saxo platform

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Saxo Capital Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd has added CFDs on government bonds to the existing range of asset classes available to trade, plus new charting tools to assist investors with greater information.

Paper bank statements ignored by UK consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Australia is not the only developed nation that believes it has a financial literacy and awareness problem as Barclays Bank in the UK has just released the results of a study that found Britain may have an even worse problem.

High frequency trading benefits: UK government

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
The overwhelming majority of financial professionals say high frequency trading (HFT) is unfair, according to a new survey, but research from the UK government shows that computer automated investment has market benefits.

Ancestry.com snapped up in PE deal

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Genealogy website Ancestry.com has agreed to be acquired by a group led by European private equity firm Permira Funds in a cash deal valued at around $US1.6 billion, AAP reported.

Luddite firms off-radar: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
The internet is forcing a transformation in the way fund managers and investors analyse company growth prospects, according to Schroders' Marcus Burns.

Sunsuper harnesses Facebook reach

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
The $20 billion Sunsuper fund has turned to Facebook for its latest advertising campaign in a bid to communicate with tech-savvy members.

Super fund launches mobile site

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Professional Associations Super has launched a new mobile site for members of Recruitment Super, Accountants Super and Australian Enterprise Super enabling them to access information about their superannuation account via their mobile phone.

Towers Watson expands Microsoft agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Global professional services company Towers Watson has broadened the terms of its agreement with Microsoft to adapt some software applications, develop new processes for risk-based modelling applications and increase use of cloud computing.

DST joins forces with XSP

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
DST Global Solutions, a provider of software technology and services to the investment management industry has just launched its HiPortfolio corporate actions automation solution, powered by XSP.

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
In the new edition of Financial Standard we feature a special report on the trends currently shaping the life insurance sector and how the uptake of the Direct market is helping to plug Australia's chronic underinsurance problem, as well as latest news ...