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CBA sells 55% of CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Commonwealth Bank is set to offload 55% of Colonial First State to a $335 billion global investment firm. Announced to the ASX this morning, CBA has entered an agreement to sell 55% of CFS to private equity firm KKR. CBA said the transaction implies ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
News that the Australian economy may be opening sooner than previously thought saw the S&P/ASX 200 surge on Monday, with investors buying into heavily sold-off sectors. Today, markets have dropped on fears of a second wave, with news of fresh cases ...

Compliance crackdown, consultations on horizon: ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
The chief compliance officer of the ASX has revealed the stock exchange is continuing to focus on advisers gouging fees during the COVID-19 crisis, and revealed the several consultations it has on the horizon. Speaking over the phone for the Governance ...

Clime courts Madison Financial Group

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Sydney's Clime Investment Management has emerged as a bidder for Madison Financial Group, which is currently in the process of being sold by OneVue. Madison, which is home to about 100 advisers, was previously owned by Sargon Capital but fell into ...

TradeFloor acquires tech solutions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
An Australian provider of derivatives risk management software and trading technology has made two acquisitions as it moves to build an independent trading ecosystem for the country's financial advisers. TradeFloor has acquired online stockbroker OpenMarkets ...

Macquarie kicks off $400m raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Macquarie Bank has announced a $400 million capital raise, with the convertible notes set to be quoted on the ASX from Tuesday, May 19. The raise, aimed at both institutional and retail investors and Macquarie shareholders, will be issued at $100 per ...

Prodigy boutique to continue

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
It's business as usual at Flinders Investment Partners, after its multi-boutique partner Prodigy decided to shut in March. On March 18, Steve Tucker's Prodigy Investment Partners closed its doors after about six years of operation, after its ...

Volatility continues to drive investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
Investors continue to be driven by the market volatility caused by COVID-19, with the ASX recording ever-increasing trading volumes. Average daily trades on the Australian Securities Exchange continue to rise, as investors deal with the ongoing fallout ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... research house Rainmaker Information, at the end of 2019, Australia's superannuation funds owned approximately 38% of the ASX (across not for profit, retail and SMSFs), up from 26% a decade ago. Industry funds hold just 8% of the ASX, the research house ...

ASX appoints compliance chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The ASX has appointed a new chief compliance officer, as the incumbent prepares to step down after a decade in the role. The ASX's deputy general counsel Janine Ryan will take over from Kevin Lewis as he shifts into an advisory role ahead of his retirement ...