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ASX issues first corporate bond, underwritten by Westpac

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... 18 August 2023. The Notes have a coupon of three-month BBSW plus 93 basis points, were priced at par and mature on 26 February 2027. Issued in Australian dollars, these Notes are targeted at Australian and international institutional investors, excluding ...

SMSFA reappoints Hay-Bartlem as chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... will serve another two years. Hay-Bartlem joined the association as a director in July 2019 and was appointed chair in February 2022. With a background in law, he is a currently a partner at Brisbane-based Cooper Grace Ward, where he has worked since ...

Global X ETFs appoints new chief executive from Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... mindset to Global X, and we are excited to have him on board to help take the business to its next level," he said. As of February 2024, Global X held $43 billion in assets under management.

APRA proposes updated operational risk financial requirements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... members are exposed to disruption and unplanned costs. APRA will welcome feedback on draft SPS 114 and SPG 114 between February 19 and May 13.

Link, The Trust Bank progress acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Consistent with Link's obligations under the SID with The Trust Bank, the board did not declare an interim dividend. On February 12, Link Fund Solutions' creditors scheme, which affects investors in the defunct Woodford Equity Income Fund, was ...

Count posts positive results ahead of Diverger takeover

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Ahead of the merger, Count has $17.9 billion in funds under advice. With Diverger, this will grow to $30 billion. In February, the group acquired 51% of Solutions Centric, a company that provides offshore SMSF services out of India. The acquisition is ...

Magellan needs more consistent progress: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... billion, from its peak of over $100 billion in 2021. The tenure of David George, who took over as chief executive in February 2022, was also described by Morningstar as a "challenging period." One of his most consequential decisions was to streamline ...

VanEck failed to disclose influencer's role in ETF launch: SEC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... Corporation has agreed to pay the fine to settle charges that it failed to disclose a social media influencer's role in the February 2021 launch of the VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (NYSE: BUZZ). The ETF tracks the BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders ...

UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... and culture, miscellaneous goods and services, as well as transport. The Bank of England (BoE) held rates at 5.25% on February 1, the fourth consecutive month in a row. Meanwhile, Japan's GDP contracted 0.4% in the last three months of 2023, according ...

Jailed adviser permanently banned by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... or control another person who engages in credit activities, whether alone or alongside others. The ban took effect on February 5. When Sebo was convicted, Justice Lonsdale said: "I find that the offending was not just opportunistic. It was planned and ...