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Funds management

CommSec and AUSIEX receive combined $27.1m penalty

The largest-ever penalty for breaches of Market Integrity Rules has been handed down by the Federal Court to Commonwealth Securities and Australian Investment Exchange. ...

Funds management

Chi-X adds global blue-chip US listed companies

Chi-X Australia, together with Deutsche Bank, has unveiled the next tranche of US listed companies that would be available to investors through its investment vehicle....

Funds management

Retail online investments climb

Retail online investor numbers climbed to a record high in 2017, with improving market sentiment seeing 645,000 Australian place at least one share in 2017, according to ...

Financial planning

NSW again strongest Australian economy

Australia’s most populous states are also its top performing economies, with New South Wales and Victoria taking the first and second rankings in CommSec’s latest State o...

People & Products

CommSec and CFS combine on Portfolio Service

CommSec Adviser Services and Colonial First State have combined to deliver a new service offering to advisers....

Life/Risk

NSW economy best in the nation as west coast lags

New South Wales has outperformed the rest of the country, as east coast states and territories remained ahead of the pack....

Superannuation

SMSFs hold nerve during volatility

SMSFs were more likely to trade during periods of market volatility than non-SMSFs but were taking a more conservative stance, according to CommSec....

Policy & Regulation

CommSec pays $700k infringement penalty

CommSec paid a penalty of $700,000 to comply with two infringement notices and voluntarily refunded $1.1 million in brokerage to over 25,000 clients....