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ASX ups capital raise capacity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
The Australian Securities Exchange announced changes to the temporary lift in placement capacity from 15% to 25% and increased transparency rules. The ASX said the measures are conditional on entities either doing a follow-on accelerated pro rata entitlement ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... result of there being more passive money in the markets, we have seen much bigger dislocations between the price of securities and their fundamental value. "As we continue to experience ongoing volatility in the next phase in markets, the tracking error ...

Multi-asset strategies key in COVID-19 crisis: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... with some of their earnings falling by 45% or more." The firm has used dynamic asset allocation, through synthetic securities to adjust its risk settings. "This has allowed us to reposition portfolios without needing to step into markets experiencing ...

Challenger winds up boutique partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... Fidante has ended its partnership with US-based firm Latigo Partners. Latigo Partners' investments include distressed securities, special situations and long/short credit and equity investing. At the time of partnering, Fidante said the partnership was ...

BlackRock, BNP Paribas form strategic alliance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... strategic partnership designed to deliver integrated investment management capabilities to mutual clients. BNP Paribas Securities Services and BlackRock's Aladdin investment management platform have been brought together in an alliance between the bank ...

Powerwrap adds Chi-X offering

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... range of products in the market across all asset class and utilises the best of breed execution capabilities for all securities." The platform caters to specifically high net worth clients, who are keen to explore opportunities outside of Australia ...

ETF demand boosts gold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... in general has kept its safe haven label as Australian investors flock to it. Kris Walesby, chief executive of ETF Securities, told Financial Standard the rush to invest in gold began back in July last year. "One reason for this was the general view ...

Financial services exec embroiled in bribery scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... least $4 million to the Ghanaian government to gain their approval to build and operate an electrical power plant. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged former Goldman Sachs executive Asante Berko with orchestrating a bribery scheme to help ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... lifting in the months ahead," he said. Options are ASX-traded contracts that give the holder the right to buy or sell securities at a set price, called a strike price, in the future. Their prices reflect the volatility in the market, and so have changed ...

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... million or 13% of funds under management. The product with the greatest increase in assets under management was ETF Securities' Physical Gold, which increased by $189 million on net inflows of $135 to end the month with $1.6 billion. Vanguard Australian ...