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Saudi Arabia opens access for foreign investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... swap agreements, which were used to enable non-resident foreign investors to obtain economic benefits only from listed securities, and allows direct investment in listed securities, the CMA said. Despite the imminent access, investment restrictions will ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... sentiment anticipating a rise in the cash rate for 2026, it stands as an opportune time to allocate towards fixed income securities, LaRusse added. Wood also outlined that among these higher dispersed and volatile macroeconomic, geopolitical and sector-specific ...

Macquarie Securities to pay $35m for misleading data reporting

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Macquarie Securities (Australia) Limited (MSAL), the broking arm of Macquarie Group, has admitted to misreporting millions of short sales over several years and has agreed with ASIC to pay a $35 million fine. MSAL has admitted it failed to correctly ...

TT Investments improves cash offer for 360 Capital shares

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... remove exposure to the risks and uncertainties associated with a "continued potentially illiquid investment in TGP securities." Unless extended, the offer is available from 1 January 2026 until 3 February 2026, 7:00pm AEDT. Responding through an ASX ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... there, but we don't necessarily see the same risk happening in Australia," she says. Coincidentally the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has turned a spotlight on the growth of the $200 billion industry in Australia, signalling ...

ASIC class relief for digital assets now effective

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... of the stablecoin. ASIC made further efforts to extend the exemption in adding a second token AUDF, issued by Forte Securities Australia, in the following week. The move was announced alongside a government consultation proposing to mandate digital asset ...

Boman Group scores licence to expand China investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... Melbourne-based Boman Group has been granted the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) licence by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, which will help it to expand its direct investments in China. The licence will allow its subsidiary ...

AMP launches new series of funds

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... Infrastructure Fund which is a global strategy that invests in small-cap, value-oriented and highly profitable infrastructure securities. The fund emphasises sustainability and targets a meaningful reduction in GHG emissions intensity exposure relative ...

Brookfield, GIC seal $4bn National Storage REIT acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... Investment Office. "The consortium is pleased to present NSR securityholders with this compelling offer for their stapled securities. The offer rewards NSR securityholders' investment with a significant certain cash premium to NSR's NTA (net tangible ...

APAC investors push for 24-hour trading in US markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... APAC investors, and regulatory permissibility are key drivers for the move to 24x5 equity trading. The convergence of securities and crypto brokerages is also influencing expectations for near continuous access, it said. DTCC released the whitepaper ...