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Industry veteran arrested

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
A high-profile financial services veteran was arrested at Sydney airport this morning. Sir Ron Brierley was arrested and charged this morning after allegedly being found in possession of child abuse material. After a search of carry-on luggage, the ...

Australians gifted new tech index

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
Aussie tech lovers and investors alike can celebrate a little early this silly season thanks to the announcement of a whole new S&P tech index set to track the movers and losers of Australia's booming tech sector. Set to launch February 21 next year ...

Responsible entity declares insolvency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
The responsible entity for the Australian Corporate Bond Trust has placed itself into voluntary administration. Theta Asset Management has appointed Worrells Solvency and Forensic Accountants as administrators of itself and Value Stream Investment Management. ...

The dark horses of Aussie shares funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
As underperformance continues to plague active managers, here are the names of the Aussie shares funds that managed to beat the S&P/ASX 200 in the year to October. The 12 months to October were particularly bad for active managers. As the S&P/ASX 200 ...

Thousands exit Westpac raise

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
More than 3300 Westpac investors decided to exit the bank's recent share placement plan, taking close to $70 million with them. Westpac has smashed through its target of $500 million on its way to raising $770 million of investor capital, and the big ...

Deloitte hires from OneVue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Deloitte has named a new director of superannuation operational risk advisory, nabbing a C-suite level executive from OneVue. Melissa Gomes was previously the chief operating officer of OneVue's Super Services business where she oversaw the firm's acquisition ...

K2 head of distribution departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
K2 Asset Management's head of distribution has left the company, as it posts its first pre-tax loss in two decades and shuts down a global equities fund. Nicholas Allen left the role in October, to join listed property manager APN Group. At APN ...

Super funds set to dominate ASX: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
Australia's superannuation system is set to balloon beyond $10 trillion in the next 20 years and may come to own more than 60% of the market capitalisation of the ASX, according to Deloitte. New analysis from the global consultant shows the next 20 ...

BetaShares to list new diversified ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
BetaShares has announced it will launch four diversified ETFs on the ASX in December this year. The diversified ETFs are low cost, all-in-one investment solutions that aim to provide exposure to a blended portfolio of asset classes, including shares ...

Boutique portfolio manager to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
A Sydney small caps boutique has appointed a new co-portfolio manager, as its founder and chief investment officer announces his retirement plans. Frank Villante will retire from Celeste Funds Management in November 2021. As a result, Celeste is promoting ...