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Hedge fund with zero correlation to equities to launch

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... Norden and Nam Nguyen, and is designed to have close to zero correlation to equities. Norden has 30 years of derivatives trading experience, while Nguyen has 20 years' experience in developing mathematical models to price derivatives. The $1.8 million ...

Lloyds profits down 95%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... support the UK economy and commended staff for providing virtual banking services to those in need. Lloyds did report a trading surplus of £1.98 billion, a reduction of 19% compared to the first quarter of 2019, but an increase of 7% on the final quarter ...

ANZ profits halve, dividend deferred

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... understand the impact this will have on shareholders who rely on dividends." "This was a reasonable result given the tough trading conditions being experienced before the crisis hit," ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said. "We maintained our focus ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... Morningstar's results were varied, with the most liquid strategy being able to sell down 90% of its portfolio in around 10 trading days, while the least-liquid strategy could not achieve that within 250 days. The most liquid strategy under Morningstar's ...

CBA sells CommSec Adviser Services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... transaction includes the broking operations, licence and assets of AUSIEX. AUSIEX is CommSec's wholesale investor arm, providing trading and execution services to financial advisers and brokers. CBA said CommSec, its retail broking business, remains ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... more accurate reflection of the pricing than the underlying market is providing." Despite widening spreads, Aussie ETF trading soared during March, with the number of transactions, volume and value of trading figures reaching all-time highs. "The ASX ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... repositioning portfolios in a world that was changing day by day, sometimes minute by minute." Out of the extraordinary trading activity, winners and losers emerged. BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear ETF and BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear ...

Property giant kicks off capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... and state stimulatory packages. Charter Hall said tenants representing 87% of its portfolio currently remain open and trading during the crisis. "All anchor tenants have remained open and trading providing essential products and services for our local ...

Curtains fall for two financial services companies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... Group, Authorised Representatives Australia and Got Money FX, and has been registered with ASIC since 2009. Optima has been trading since 2009 out of Brisbane. ASIC said the move comes to protect Australians from the conduct of the two firms. "ASIC commenced ...

No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... March the index fell by 12% and the US gold price fell by 5%. The Australian experience has been more random, over 22 trading days in March gold only moved in the opposite direction to equities on nine days. That means for Australian investors too gold ...