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Chant West sale hits roadblock

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... previously). Less than half an hour later and before the market's open, Chant West requested the ASX to halt trading of its shares until a further announcement or Thursday's open. "The reason for the request is the company [Chant West Holdings] is seeking ...

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... follow the index fairly closely. There are some super funds, particularly smaller players, whose only exposure to Australian shares is passive," van de Pol said. He added that it's rare to see super funds "stand out from the crowd" in terms of minimising ...

Whistleblowers rewarded US $570k

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... 2018, Keener engaged in the business of purchasing convertible notes from penny stock issuers, converting the notes into shares of stock at a large discount from the market price, and selling those newly issued shares into the market at a significant ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... difficult to keep on top of the rapidly shifting environment, but collectively we find more opportunities to buy than sell shares at the current level," Morningstar said. Investors should look for companies with economic moats and financial strength ...

Super funds revalue unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... defensive assets as members flee growth assets amid the market turmoil. "We've been able to comfortably manage without selling shares at prices we believe are too cheap," Pearce said. "Another way of looking at it-we're effectively using our cash to ...

Calls for super release to borrow from RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... funds were to provide cash to their members, they have to get that cash," he said. "If they sell the assets they hold (shares, bonds and so on) that will further depress already depressed asset prices. The last thing we need is such sales solely for ...

US senators in alleged COVID-19 insider trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... reportedly did the same. According to reports from The Daily Beast, Senator Kelly Loeffler sold more than $5 million in shares in the weeks following a private Capitol Hill briefing on January 24. Loeffler is married to NYSE chair Jeffrey Sprecher. Defending ...

SMSFs expected to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... volatility assets, according to Rainmaker research. Around a quarter of the SMSF sector is held in cash and about 45% is held in shares, compared to other super funds that hold 10% in cash and 60% in shares on average. Rainmaker executive director of ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Macquarie stock has plummeted amid the COVID-19 sell-off, with shares taking a further 12.9% dive on Thursday. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 sell-off (February 21), Macquarie shares have taken a 47.6% hit. At the time of writing, the financial ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity (-13.29%), Fidelity Global Emerging Markets (-14.6%) and Vanguard Emerging Markets Shares Index (-14.7%). Not all emerging market strategies are created equal, with Vanguard's FTSE Emerging Market Shares ETF (-18.38%) ...