China and Finland hold the ‘trade secret’ for CFD experts

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Australia’s top CFD traders looked to China and Finland for the best returns over the last week according to data released today from CMC Markets, Australia’s leading provider of trading

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ASX Group Monthly Activity Report – April 2011

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The value of ASX-listed stocks, as measured by the All Ordinaries Index, fell 0.6% during April. Other major markets rose during the month including the US up 2.8%, UK up

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Mining drives Aussie sharemarket

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Financial market trends The mining sector is now the primary driving force behind the Australian sharemarket. In terms of volumes of shares traded in March, mining volumes were double that

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AMP AXA merger takes effect

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The merger of AMP Limited (AMP) and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited (AXA APH) Australian and New Zealand businesses has been implemented today. AXA APH is now wholly owned by

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BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF quadruples in size in a month

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BetaShares U.S Dollar ETF (ASX Code: USD) AUM reaches $50 million USD consistently ranking as one of top three most actively traded ETFs BetaShares passes $120 million in AUM three

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Experience & Long-term Results Underpins Zenith’s ISAM Systematic Fund ‘Recommended’ Rating

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Zenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd (Zenith) Head of Alternatives Research Daniel Liptak has announced that International Standard Asset Management (ISAM) Systematic Fund has received a RECOMMENDED rating. With offices in

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Confidence returns as traders get active and more adventurous, CMC Markets survey says

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Traders get savvy with social media tools – websites, forums and blogs top the list SGX gets thumbs down while Chi-X more warmly received; almost one in four think the

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AMP welcomes AXA APH minority shareholder approval

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AMP Limited today welcomed the decision of AXA APH minority shareholders to vote in favour of the proposal to merge the Australian and New Zealand businesses of AXA APH with

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Geopolitical tensions have potential to cause oil prices to double, CMC Markets says

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20 year analysis shows an actual supply disruption could cause further climbs The recent geo-political tension in the Middle East and Northern Africa has again highlighted the sensitivity of crude

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning February 27 2011

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The big picture The role of a business economist is to educate, inform and occasionally entertain. But most people merely want business economists to explain what key issues mean in

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