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Liberal win stuns, ASX rallies: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
While the Liberal Party's win came as a surprise to the majority of our readership, stock market investors on the other hand were buoyant with the result, Financial Standard 's latest spot poll shows. About 63% of participants said the Morrison ...

Investment firm plans delisting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
An investment firm focused on private equity style transactions has decided to delist from the ASX. Oceania Capital Partners (ASX: OCP) said it wants to delist through an off-market equal access share buyback, subject to shareholder approval at the ...

Kapstream looks to Chi-X for active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
The active manager has forgone the ASX for competitor Chi-X as it looks to list its first exchange-traded fund. Kapstream will launch an active fixed income strategy as a Chi-X quoted fund on a date to be announced soon. Chi-X is gearing up to list ...

Former OneVue exec joins listed fund manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
The former head of distribution for platform services at OneVue has joined an ASX-listed investment manager. Stephen Karrasch has been appointed as head of distribution at Clime Investment Management. Karrasch served as OneVue's head of distribution ...

New Perennial small caps active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
Perennial Value Management's small caps team has launched an active ETF with an ESG strategy, with eInvest as the distributor. The eInvest Future Impact Small Caps Fund (ASX: IMPQ) is the first actively-managed ESG ETF in Australia. Betashares (ASX  ...

Blue Sky enters receivership

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
The ASX-listed alternatives fund manager was placed in receivership this morning, as its financier exercised its rights after Blue Sky breached a term of its $50 million loan facility. Oaktree Capital Management has appointed restructuring specialist ...

Super funds to dominate ASX: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
Superannuation fund are forecast to control more than half of the ASX in 15 years' time, new Rainmaker research shows. Super funds currently invest about $700 billion in ASX-listed companies, representing nearly a 40% stake of the index and growth ...

Beware: Zombie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
Almost 200 exchange traded funds now trade in Australia, but not all have tickled investor appetite, with several plodding along like zombies, Rainmaker research shows. Opening Financial Standard 's annual Best Practice Forum on ETFs in Melbourne this ...

VGI Partners' dual pitch to investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The Sydney hedge fund manager is raising $300 million for an existing listed investment company and $75 million to list its wider business. VGI Partners Global Investments Limited (ASX: VG1) completed a $98 million placement to sophisticated investors ...

How to be a board director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The 30% Club and EY have joined forces to research what it takes to be considered for an ASX 200 board position. Last year, 185 non-executive directors were appointed to ASX 200 boards with 113 of those experiencing their first board appointment. EY ...