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New Aussie ETF to invest in FAANGs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
ETF Securities is set to launch a new exchange traded fund on the ASX that will invest in 10 companies including Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google which together returned 45% last year. The ETF's will hold 10 stocks in equal weighting, adding names ...

Tax chiefs crack down on tax evasion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... impact," Day said. Simon York, chief and director of HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service said the introduction of automatic exchange of financial information between countries, registers of beneficial ownership, information from worldwide data leaks and ...

Blockchain startup raises $68m, ordered to return funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against a blockchain startup, after it raised $68 million through an unregistered "initial coin offering". Enigma MPC, based in San Francisco and Israel, raised approximately $68 million ...

Global index creates new ESG role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... and advising on philanthropy. Jessie Pak, managing director, head of information services Asia Pacific, London Stock Exchange Group said the index is delighted to welcome Fung to the team in Asia Pacific. "Fung brings a wealth of experience within ESG ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... the very point of a retirement system. He also said that he sees the future of SMSFs as being through platforms. "In exchange for giving up a bit of your privacy," Cooper cautioned. "The relationship between inflows and outflows in the SMSF sector is ...

AIA income protection premiums jump

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... income protection over the last two years. Earlier this year, MLC Life owner Nippon Life reported to the Tokyo stock exchange that deteriorating conditions in the Australian life insurance industry are to blame for challenges facing MLC. The international ...

ACCC denies impropriety

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... enforcement director Michael Taylor defended the regulator's actions in offering immunity deals to some JPMorgan staff in exchange for testimony. Lawyers for ANZ, Deutsche and Citigroup have been trying to prove that witness statements from JPMorgan ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... then US-China trade war, among others... and now, the coronavirus scare. In spite of these, Sterling's effective exchange rate is currently at the same level as Mark found it (notwithstanding the sharp depreciation post-Brexit referendum); the FTSE-100 ...

Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... supported by an expected modest lift in global growth." "The easing of monetary policy...has also had an effect on the exchange rate, which boosts demand for our exports. So, it is working." Then again, if easier monetary policy is working, why are many ...

New boutique at Pinnacle

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... piloted by Pinnacle last year, and describes its strategy as discretionary Asia Macro. It invests in fixed income, foreign exchange and equities with an aim of generating uncorrelated absolute returns. The boutique currently has a team of three. David ...