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Investment Strategy

The shorting ban didn’t work and the reforms

It was expected that financial stocks  would rally on the first day of the  short-selling ban in Australia, back on  September 21. The ASX200 financials  index (XFJ) gained 5 per cent that day,  as shares in ANZ increased by 8.1 per  cent, Commonwealth Bank of Australia  by 4.4 per cent, Westpac by 4.9 per cent  […]
Staff WriterDecember 9, 2008
Investment Strategy

Shorting ban brings extended public holiday to market: Plato

The extended ban on short-selling, an abrupt regulatory measure aimed at restoring stability in the domestic market, has reduced liquidity while fuelling intra-day volatility, an analysis from Plato Investment Management has found. Meanwhile late last month the $5 billion Equipsuper industry fund, which became one of the most prominent opponents of predatory short-selling when it […]
Staff WriterNovember 6, 2008
Investment Strategy

Shorting ban brings extended public holiday to market: Plato

The extended ban on short-selling, an abrupt regulatory measure aimed at restoring stability in the domestic market, has reduced liquidity while fuelling intra-day volatility, an analysis from Plato Investment Management has found. Meanwhile late last month the $5 billion Equipsuper industry fund, which became one of the most prominent opponents of predatory short-selling when it […]
Staff WriterNovember 6, 2008
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