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Whistleblowers rewarded US $570k

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
Two whistleblowers in the US have been rewarded for their efforts with the Securities and Exchange Commission awarding them a combined US $570,000. The first whistleblower received US $478,000 and the second US $94,000. The SEC did not reveal which ...

RBA expands stimulus measures to states

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... state-issued treasuries is unprecedented and comes after the bank announced it would be buying $13 billion worth of securities in Australian government bonds. The "comprehensive package" agreed by the Reserve Bank board last week included targeting a ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... purchasing $700 billion in Treasuries and MBS. Asset purchases will be expanded to include commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS (statement)." "Also announced three new lending facilities designed to support $300 billion in new funding, with ...

Bond fund spreads widen

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... [in/out] out." Other funds who have increased their buy/sell spreads recently include Vanguard's international credit securities index fund (1.17%) and the Australian Corporate Fixed index fund (1.79%); PIMCO fixed interest funds (an increase of ...

AFSL suspended by ASIC

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... As of March 13, Longhou Capital Markets had 18 authorised financial advisers working on its behalf, mostly providing securities and derivatives advice. With the suspension of the firm's AFS licence, ASIC said the 18 advisers must "immediately cease" ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... said. "Meanwhile, instability in credit markets has also seen a flight to the safety of higher-quality, more liquid securities." Morningstar said it is common in periods of severe uncertainty for investors to place greater importance on the return of ...

Investment manager criminally charged

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... of a global investment management company has been charged with breaching client money obligations. Societe Generale Securities Australia (SGSA) is facing criminal charges in Sydney on two counts of failing to pay client money into segregated authorised ...

Volatility hits super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... option achieved a 68.6% net return over the period, while its Colonial First State Wholesale Geared Global Property Securities option registered a 69.55% return over the 12 months to 31 December 2019. CFS general manager, investment Scott Tully told ...

Philippines halts all trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... advised that there will be no trading at The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. and no clearing and settlement at the Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines starting tomorrow, March 17, 2020." "This is in connection with President Rodrigo Duterte's ...

UniSuper suspends stock lending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... custodian to recall all shares currently out on loan indefinitely. The $85 billion super fund has requested BNP Paribas Securities Services to suspend stock lending, effective immediately. UniSuper said restricting the ability to short-sell is in the ...