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Analysts await next Magellan move

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... Zenith head of equities Quan Nguyen. "We think that it is broadly positive, allowing Hamish to focus more on investing rather than operational aspects," Nguyen said. For sell-side analysts at the investment banks, Magellan remains a promising bet among ...

ASIC provides relief for naked short selling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... instrument would provide firms with the option to nominate to calculate their short positions at the global end calendar time, rather than 7pm Sydney time as they currently are.

TAL refutes duty of good faith breaches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... Disclosure Review Guide for Claims was already in place. The group insurer said that process did not apply to all claims, but rather was limited to claims where either the information presented at the time of the claim was inconsistent with that presented ...

AMP defends charging dead clients

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... said. "It is wrong to say that AMP assumes members are smokers or that it applies a smoker rate by default," AMP said. "Rather, in every scenario, AMP calculates the premiums that it charges to members based on actuarial assessments that reflect the ...

Millennial money changes course after RC

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... not surprising that they still are reluctant to consolidate their superannuation into one financial institution but would rather spread the risk," Lucas said. He thinks going forward the average Australian will find it more difficult and expensive to ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... "Addition of independent directors increases the probability that Elon Musk will focus more on the production of the company rather than management and other issues," Creagh said. She says investors are likely to want the two new independent directors ...

Hayne admonishes ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... regulator "far too long" to resolve. "Too often, I suspect, ASIC has sought to accommodate the expressed wishes of the entity rather than determine what ASIC wants from the negotiation, tell the entity what it wants and insist upon it being provided ...

WTW launches ESG index strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... Adaptive Capped ESG Universal Index. The strategy offers equity investors looking to manage a broad range of ESG factors rather than focus on a particular issue. The strategy covers developed and emerging markets with a diversified portfolio that spreads ...

ASIC commences civil action against ANZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... failed to notify the ASX that $791 million of the $2.5 billion of the shares was to be acquired by its own underwriters rather than placed with investors. ANZ said in a statement it will defend these allegations. The shares in question represented less ...

Chief economist update: China shares inclusion in MSCI is a blessing and a curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... flow. The second phase of inclusion set for August should result in another $1.7 billion..." Funds did indeed flow but out rather than into China as emerging markets tumbled, prompted by the escalation of Sino-Yankee trade tensions and the US dollar ...