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Alex Waislitz urges OVH shareholders to vote no

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... partner Michael Cole and their Abtourk investment vehicle collectively held about 12.81% of OVH's quoted securities as at August 19. For an ASX-listed company, blocking a scheme of arrangement and special resolution requires a 25% vote.

Chief economist update: The W in the second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... - the second consecutive month of decline. Manufacturing activity continued to expand - 53.7 in September from 51.7 in August - due to a strong increase in new orders as export markets re-opened. However, the service sector posted its biggest contraction ...

Watermark LIC seeks restructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... will have to pay $2.5 million as termination fees to Watermark to end the investment management agreement for the LIC. In August, Rob Ferguson and Malcolm McComas nominated themselves as directors for the LIC, with backing from shareholders representing ...

IRESS caves in, ups OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... Waislitz-related companies have continued to buy OVH stock since last year, including at as high as 44 cents a share in August 2019 and at the much lower 11 cents a share in March. By mid-June they owned 14.96% of OVH stock. They have continued to buy ...

AXA IM country head exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... wholesale for Australia and a long-serving employee, was appointed as head of client group for the core business unit in August. The newly established alternatives business encompasses real assets, structured finance and hedge fund business Chorus. Ben ...

VGI Partners co-founder steps down from board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... the utmost confidence in the capabilities of our investment team of 12 professionals in Sydney, New York and Tokyo." In August the hedge fund manager reported a 59% decrease in its profits in the six months to June 30 at $3.6 million compared to the ...

BetaShares' Nasdaq ETF surpasses $1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
BetaShares' Nasdaq 100 ETF exceeded $1 billion in assets under management at the end of August, a net increase of more than $500 million since the outset of the year. As of the end of August, the ETF had $1.17 billion in AUM. Around $300 million of ...

Chief economist update: UK's winter of discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... June 26) "European heatwave sends thousands flocking to beaches despite social-distancing warnings" (Associated Press, August 7) To be sure, there were no cause for concern - the cases of infection continued its downward trend from a 7-day moving average ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders loses another mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... net of fees on a five year basis at June 30. Kristen Le Mesurier was portfolio manager for the fund, but she resigned in August for a new role. Darren Beesley and Fiona Manning have been appointed as co-portfolio managers of the Ethical Leaders Balanced ...

J.P. Morgan set to cough up US$1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... trader and executive director at J.P. Morgan, working with the bank from 2007 to 2019, leaving as an executive director. In August 2019, Trunz pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to engage in spoofing and one count of spoofing. Earlier this year ...