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ASIC takes Linchpin, Endeavour directors to court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
ASIC has commenced civil proceedings against current and former directors of Linchpin Capital and Endeavour Securities for alleged breaches of duties. The defendants in the proceedings are Ian Williams, Paul Raftery, Paul Neilson and Peter Daly. Williams ...

Former analyst gets three year sentence

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... and a half years (18 July 2016 and 10 February 2018), Ho invested about $1.6 million in shares and options in Big Un securities while privy to inside information from now-defunct Big Un's chief executive Richard Evertz, according to ASIC. Big Un was ...

Legalsuper appoints executive, increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... effective today. The role was previously held by Patsy Mullen-Conolly, who joined the fund in 2016 after six years at FIIG Securities. Norman was most recently deputy group executive, member and employer experience at Cbus, prior to which she was head ...

Rapper charged over crypto scandal

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... and actor T.I. is one of five individuals charged over his role in a fraudulent cryptocurrency offering, after the Securities and Exchange Commission found he had promoted and sold tokens on his social media accounts. Clifford Harris Jr, better known ...

The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... through a positive investment philosophy, only investing in assets that have expected unrealised value by selecting securities that trade at an inappropriate but meaningful discount to their intrinsic value. As part of the strategy, students are able ...

360 Capital succeeds in LIC raid

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... Enhanced Income Fund (AYF) was listed on the ASX in October 2006 and invests in up to 35 ASX-listed debt equity hybrid securities. Melbourne-based Elstree Investment Management acted as the responsible entity. 360's interest in the LIC came as it ...

Aussie small caps outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... with interest rate risk and credit risk. "Credit, for example, is an easy place to goose returns. Through time, credit securities produce higher yield than highly rated government bonds. So long as there is not a credit crunch the fund will show a higher ...

FASEA adds exam sittings, approved subjects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... advisers will be released by the end of September. FASEA has also confirmed its approval of two new subjects for the Securities Institute Graduate Diploma and Applied Finance and Investment (GDAFI) from 1991 to 2007. Technical Analysis (E114) and Specialised ...

Women receive worse advice: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... the academics led by professor Utpal Bhattachary, trained men and women to pose as potential clients of 65 Hong Kong securities firms and financial planners that cater to retail investors. They found a male client was offered undiversified advice 13.5% ...

MSCI launches domestic index series

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... Investable Market Indexes (GIMI) methodology and the Domestic Inclusion Factor (DIF), which calculates the free float of securities available for purchase in the local equity market. The indices are rebalanced on a quarterly basis. Some the indices that ...