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Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Globally, securities regulators are concerned about the boom in retail trading markets and are joining forces to address the issue. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation paper on retail market ...

ASIC scrutinises managed fund marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... it is now scrutinising traditional and digital media marketing of funds, including search engine advertising, targeting retail investors and potentially unsophisticated wholesale investors, such as some retirees. Search engine advertising was part of ...

EG's latest Brisbane buy boosts portfolio to $1bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... secured on 21 March 2022. "Value can be extracted from this asset with an active asset management strategy to enhance the retail offering and tenant mix," EG head of capital transactions Sean Fleming said. "Based on the data EG has interrogated, Grand ...

Capital Group appoints to newly created role

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... "I am looking forward to expanding the firm's equity, fixed income and multi-asset strategies for both institutional and retail investors across Asia and Europe." Haggard added: "Bringing an exceptional leader like Kat on board with deep knowledge of ...

Vanguard hit with US class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... are minimal. But the complaint alleges that in December 2020, Vanguard caused an "elephant stampede" sell-off from its retail target date funds. This occurred because Vanguard opened its institutional-grade target date funds (which hold the same assets ...

Half of retail investors will go the distance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
Only half of retail amateur investors would stay the course if the market experienced a 20% correction or more, a new survey shows. Out of 3700 traders canvassed in Superhero's latest survey, 53% said they would stick with their investments during market ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Retail investors continue to flock to passive strategies as new research shows the number of users soared to a new high of 1.7 million. Investment Trends estimated a 33% rise in the number of users of exchange-traded products during 2021, while a further ...

Magellan loses $5bn in fortnight

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... March 11. Some $4.7 billion of the most recent outflows came from institutional investors, while $300 million came from the retail business. ASX notices from a few days ago show that investors pulled about 9.9 million ordinary shares from Magellan, which ...

ASIC to strengthen market integrity rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... change management. Other specific changes include amendments to the Securities Markets Rules. In this change initiative, the retail client adviser accreditation regime has been repealed, and the rules to trade confirmations for non-retail clients and ...

Industry funds buoyed by unlisted assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
Industry superannuation funds tend to outperform SMSFs and retail funds thanks to their allocation to unlisted assets and by managing investments internally. An Industry Super Australia analysis found that a member who joined an industry fund in 1996 ...