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Former analyst gets three year sentence

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... Downing Centre District Court. This includes a 50% discount to his sentence after he entered an early guilty plea in February and cooperated with ASIC in its still-ongoing investigation into the company by providing documents and interviewing with the ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... bottom-ranked sector. Moreover, seven sectors registered an increase in employment during August, the highest number since February". Yes Virginia, the re-opening and easing of restrictions in much of the globe, along with fiscal and monetary support ...

High performance funds significantly underperform: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... returns. Downside deviation (measured by semi-standard deviation), was also high due to the negative returns seen in February and March. Three year Sharpe ratios (annualized return in excess of the risk-free rate of return divided by the annualised standard ...

360 Capital succeeds in LIC raid

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... the responsible entity. 360's interest in the LIC came as it looked to build out its funds management business. In February, it bought equities manager Ralton (which previously sat under Melbourne multi-boutique Copia Investment Partners). It also ...

FASEA adds exam sittings, approved subjects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... in 2021 at 31 locations across Australia, subject to COVID-19 restrictions. FASEA will hold exams from January 28 to February 2, March 25-30, May 20-25, July 15-20, September 9-14 and November 4-9 next year. Locations differ for each sitting and are ...

Financial Standard launches FS Sustainability

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... by Financial Standard 's owner, Rainmaker Group, in October 2019. The Sustainability Report was first launched in February 2011, with managing editor Rachel Alembakis providing independent reportage on ESG and sustainability issues for almost a decade. ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... manufacturing and non-manufacturing activity remaining in expansion in August - the sixth straight month since they contracted in February. China's recovery is boosting commodity prices. Although still 17.9% lower from the start of 2020 to date ...

Robinhood effect steers share market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... concerns about the influx of new retail investors trying their hand at trading in the thick of the pandemic. Between February and May, ASIC calculated an average of 4675 new retail traders - or a 3.4-fold increase. With Christmas around the corner and ...

ASIC relaxes IPO red tape

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... companies undertaking an initial public offering with the issuance of regulatory relief. Following a public consultation in February 2020, the corporate regulator has amended the legislation to grant relief for voluntary escrow arrangements requested ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... sales; fixed asset investment; industrial production - continues to sequentially improved since their sharp drops in February this year. Although still in contraction, the annual rate of decline in retail sales had steadily eased to -1.1% in July from ...