Professor Alex Frino discusses the latest US economic situation and the implications for Australia.
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Study suggests kids make great investors (or their parents are cheating)
09 Apr 2013
Either children are much better stock pickers than adults, or their parents are using their accounts to hide insider trading, an extensive review of trading data by a team of international researchers, including the Business School's Joakim Westerholm, reports CBC News, Canada.
Staff Member: Joakim Westerholm
Publication: CBC News Canada
To Find Insider Trading, Follow The Kids' Money
09 Apr 2013
National Public Radio (USA) has reported on research by Joakim Westerholm from the Business School, Henk Berkman at University of Auckland and Paul Koch at the University of Kansas, which suggests that the abnormally high performance of trading accounts of children aged 0 to 10 years might be a sign of insider trading.
Staff Member: Joakim Westerholm
Publication: National Public Radio (USA)
Crackdown on banks' dark pools
20 Nov 2012
The Australian Financial Review has interviewed Professor Alex Frino, Discipline of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School, regarding Australia's major investment banks potentially being forced to hold stock exchange licenses under a tough new regime proposed by the government to crack down on secretive trading venues known as dark pools.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: Australian Financial Review
High Speed Trading Moratorium
20 Sep 2012
Professor Alex Frino has been interviewed by ABC News 24 about calls for a moratorium on high speed trading.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: ABC News 24
Fast, Furious, Possibly Dangerous
15 Aug 2012
Professor Alex Frino discusses the possible unintended consequences of possible regulatory changes to high frequency trading computers in Australia.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: The Australian Financial Review
ASIC trading circuit breaker scheme criticised
08 Aug 2012
A proposal by the market regulator to automatically stop disorderly trades from causing chaos in the Australian sharemarket has been labelled problematic by Professor Alex Frino of the University of Sydney Business School
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: The Australian Financial Review
Dangers and benefits of too much dark liquidity
02 Aug 2012
Research conducted by Professor Alex Frino, Discipline of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School, has found that if 20 percent of trading moves to dark venues, transaction costs on exchanges will climb nearly one basis point.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: Fierce Finance IT
Drowning in a dark pool of fees
18 Jul 2012
Professor Alex Frino writes about the effect of "dark pools" - invisible and non-transparent share trading taking place away from the ASX.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: The Australian
Provident collapse puts spotlight on disclosure
05 Jul 2012
ABC News 24's The Business program has interviewed Professor Alex Frino, University of Sydney Business School, regarding concerns about disclosure after the collapse of Sydney-based mortgage lender and fund manager, Provident Capital.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: ABC News 24
Dark pool growth 'may harm market'
02 Jul 2012
Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have interviewed Professor Alex Frino, University of Sydney Business School, on his research indicating that Australia's share market would be too small to handle the volume of 'dark trading' that occurs in larger markets such as the US, and that if it continued to grow it could severely damage market quality.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: Sydney Morning Herald
The Swiss-system Shakedown
01 Jul 2012
Tro Kortian, Discipline of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School, has been interviewed by CEO Magazine regarding Switzerland's bank secrecy laws.
Staff Member: Tro Kortian
Publication: CEO Magazine
Report: High-Frequency Trading Good for Some Markets
07 Jun 2012
Professor Alex Frino, Discipline of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School has been interviewed in Chicago by Fox Business regarding his research which has found that high-frequency trading has benefits for futures markets.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: Fox Business
Greeks warming up for a bank run
17 May 2012
ABC Radio National's PM program has interviewed Professor of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School, Alex Frino, regarding the signs of an impending run on the banks in Greece, with the European Central Bank deciding to withdraw funding to some underfunded Greek banks.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: ABC Radio National PM
Eurozone Crisis - Forget Greece, Look at Italy
February 21, 2012
CNBC Asia has interviewed Professor of Finance and CEO of the Capital Markets Co-operative Research Centre, Alex Frino, about the Europezone Crisis.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: CNBC Asia
Chi-X Looks To Crack Australia
November 29, 2011
Dow Jones newswire has interviewed Professor Alex Frino, Discipline of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School, about new securities market operator Chi-X.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: Dow Jones Financial News
Student stock pickers rated a 'buy'
October 11, 2011
After crunching the numbers and interrogating management, Australia's brightest finance students have placed a 'buy' rating on Seek and 'sell' on Fairfax.
Staff Member: Finance Students
Publication: Australian Financial Review
Trading robots are not evil, says professor
July 21, 2011
AFR.com has interviewed Professor of Finance and CEO of the Capital Markets Co-operative Research Centre, Alex Frino, about high-frequency automated trading technologies.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: Australian Financial Review
Centre brings hope for financial hub dreams
July 11, 2011
Professor Alex Frino from the University of Sydney Business School's Discipline of Finance and Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre, has obtained a $2m grant for research into high-frequency and algorithmic trading.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: The Australian
High frequency trade smooths volatility
July 11, 2011
Professor Alex Frino of the University of Sydney Business School and head of Capital Markets Research, explains to Philip Stafford his findings that high frequencing trading adds liquidity in the markets at critical moments.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: Financial Times
HFT - Dispelling the myths
July 11, 2011
According to Professor of Finance Alex Frino, the University of Sydney Business School and CEO of the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC), evidence from markets globally proves that high-frequency trading (HFT) adds value to securities markets.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: The Trade News
Guess what, high-frequency trading is good for you
July 05, 2011
Finance Professor Alex Frino, the University of Sydney Business School and CEO, Capital Markets CRC, interviewed by Dow Jones Newswires' Eva Szalay, about the results of academic research which shows that high-frequency trading firms add liquidity to markets and smooth out volatility.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: The Wall Street Journal
ASX decision is a hard one to swallow
April 14, 2011
In a 873-word statement last week, the Treasurer listed his reasons for rejecting the proposed merger between the Australian Stock Exchange and the Singapore exchange.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: Australian Financial Review
Outrage as Swan kills of ASX merger
April 09, 2011
The Weekend Australian has interviewed Professor Alex Frino from the University of Sydney Business School, regarding the merger between the ASX and Singapore.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: The Australian
SGX: What happens if it's no deal?
April 07, 2011
While the reasons for turning down the SGX takeover have not been articulated - and may never be articulated - it is perhaps worthwhile re-examining why the deal is in the national interest.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: Australian Financial Review
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