Gareth Hutchens

Bosses incentive schemes guided by herd mentality

Gareth Hutchens The industry is acting like a herd, with everyone building portfolios to track the market.

Integrity fears prompt closer scrutiny of 'dark' trades

Gareth Hutchens THE Australian Securities Exchange has begun releasing weekly data showing the value of all ''dark'' trading on the local market.

Forecasters divided on health benefits of a balanced budget

Gareth Hutchens Only three out of 23 forecasters thought the government could deliver a surplus.

Gareth Hutchens

How high-speed traders have winning advantage

Gareth Hutchens Global sharemarkets have recently begun to witness a new form of adverse selection.

Solid year tipped for dollar but outlook mixed for shares

Gareth Hutchens Only four of our panel are forecasting a dollar below US100¢ by year's end.

Shadow banks under rules spotlight

Gareth Hutchens Australia's prudential and corporate regulators will develop plans to regulate shadow banking industry.

Fiscal deal failure reverses gains

Gareth Hutchens Australian shares closed nearly 1 per cent higher for the week, despite news that US House Republican leaders had walked away from their Plan B compromise for the country's fiscal cliff negotiations.

Senior lenders can't stymie Nine deal, court rules

Colin Kruger and Gareth Hutchens The latest Federal Court ruling keeps the rescue of Nine Entertainment on track.

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Housekeeping takes stocks to year high

Gareth Hutchens The sharemarket closed at its highest for the year thanks to some end-of-year housekeeping.

Court upholds Nine's debt lifeline

Colin Kruger and Gareth Hutchens The rescue of Nine Entertainment remains on track with the Federal Court ruling today that opponents of a crucial scheme of arrangement cannot stop the deal going ahead.

Ex-British Gas exec jailed over insider trading

Gareth Hutchens Stuart Alfred Fysh has been convicted of insider trading in the NSW Supreme Court.

British Gas executive jailed for insider trading

Gareth Hutchens A former high-flying senior executive with British Gas has been jailed on two counts of insider trading in the NSW Supreme Court today.

Pair plead guilty to illegal trades valued at $250,000

Gareth Hutchens John Kay Jin Khoo is a former investment banker with global bank Royal Bank of Canada.

Friends plead guilty to insider trading

Gareth Hutchens Former high school friends have pleaded guilty to insider trading in illegal trades worth more than $250,000.

Lenders baulk at rescue plan for Nine

Gareth Hutchens Attempts by Nine Entertainment Group to reduce its multibillion-dollar debt have hit a hurdle.

Fairfax shares jump on Trade Me sale

Colin Kruger and Gareth Hutchens Updated Fairfax is selling its remaining stake in New Zealand online auction house Trade Me in a move that will eliminate most of the company's debt.

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Optimistic investors push market higher

Gareth Hutchens The sharemarket closed near its high for the year, marking it the fourth straight week of gains.

Rates to fall again, Westpac chief tips

Gareth Hutchens, Clancy Yeates Gail Kelly says Australia's dollar will continue to pressure economy well into next year.

Investors abandon the banks in favour of shares and property

Peter Martin and Gareth Hutchens Australians are ditching banks and ploughing their savings into real estate and shares.