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VanEck to unveil private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
VanEck is scheduled to launch a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in private credit companies. The VanEck Global Listed Private Credit (AUD Hedged) ETF will start trading as LEND on the ASX on February 2. LEND will track the LPX Listed Private ...

MSC Trustees acquires Certane Corporate Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... executive Darran Goodger said: "From the offset when speaking with Matt, it was clear that bringing together these two companies made for an exciting prospect for all stakeholders. The combined businesses, with their collective industry experience and ...

CFS Edge launches Cboe products

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... partnership is the latest step in Cboe's journey to provide local investors with access to globally quoted ETFs and listed companies. She expects these products, which are based on a variety of underlying assets, including equity, fixed income, currency ...

Spheria mulls converting emerging companies LIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... conditional proposal allowing shareholders to exchange their shares for units in the Spheria Australian Smaller Companies Fund. This follows SEC consistently trading below its net tangible asset (NTA) per share since its IPO in December 2017, despite ...

Finnfund names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... fund's board since May 2020. She currently also serves as a non-executive director at Nasdaq Stockholm listed investment companies Eastnine AB and VEF, and as chair of T&B Capital. Loikkan is also a senior independent director at Bank of Georgia. Loikkanen ...

Treasury releases climate disclosure draft legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... from the second year of reporting. "This is an important step for improving transparency and will help investors and companies make more informed investment decisions and lay the foundation for a stronger, more robust financial system," Treasurer Jim ...

Bragg proposes super fund reforms to protect retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... aimed at safeguarding retail investors as superannuation funds increase their ownership stakes in Australian public companies. In an opinion piece for The Australian, Bragg proposed broadening the Takeovers Panel's mandate to include the requirement ...

Infrastructure's diversification benefits timely: Clearbridge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... increased by 1%, resulting in a contraction in price earnings multiples for utilities. "Utility and wireless towers companies in the S&P 500 Index sold off roughly 10.5%, creating a challenging environment for infrastructure portfolios built around these ...

Balanced portfolios to reap rewards in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... stock picking, Marcelli and Scansaroli said they expect some of the highest returns over the decade ahead to come from companies that can harness innovative technologies to grow markets, dislodge incumbents, or slash costs. Those "leaders from disruption" ...

Former director sentenced to over four years imprisonment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
... superannuation monies into newly created self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and to lend those funds to his two companies, Secure Investments and Aquila Group. Between 13 May 2015 and 6 January 2020, Naseeruddin dishonestly obtained more than $520,000 ...