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ASIC drops CBA investigation

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... bank nor its directors over a money laundering and counter-terrorism scandal identified by AUSTRAC three years ago. In an ASX announcement, CBA told investors that ASIC had concluded its investigation into the bank and would not be taking any enforcement ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... said. Because of this, Binsted recommends people "look underneath the hood" and take a more active view when investing on the ASX. And while he believes valuation tools, whether it's the CAPE ratio or any other metric, have value in terms of containing ...

ASX reviewing CHESS replacement feedback

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The ASX is now reviewing market recommendations on the new system to replace CHESS, following the conclusion of a four-week consultation period ending July 28. CHESS was developed by the ASX over 25 years ago, enabling the conversion of physical shares ...

SelfWealth awards brokerage mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
ASX-listed trading platform SelfWealth has renewed its clearing, settlement and execution (CS&E) mandate with retail broker OpenMarkets, in a move that it says demonstrates the two fintech's shared objective of disrupting the status quo. The agreement ...

First State Super, CEFC back new bond

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... Australian companies leading the emissions transition," CEFC chief executive Ian Learmonth said. "With the companies on the ASX 300 responsible for an estimated 40% of national emissions, there is clear potential for them to make a substantial contribution ...

Banks ordered to reduce dividend payout ratios

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... consider deferring dividend decisions until COVI-19's impact was clearer. On April 16, UBS estimated total dividends from ASX-listed companies could fall from over $70 billion to $50.7 billion. Updating its capital management guidance for the segment ...

Hearts and Minds but no ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... Paradice Investment Management, Regal Funds Management and TDM Growth Partners. It seems to be working; since its listing on the ASX in November 2018 the fund has returned 51.3%. Over the past six months alone it has returned 15.9%. In comparison, the ...

Capital raisings, trading volumes up in June

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Capital raisings by ASX-listed companies increased 256% to nearly $26 billion during June, as they cashed up to weather the economic crisis. The ASX's monthly activity report for June revealed initial capital was up 815% at $16.5 billion compared to ...

Powerwrap to merge with Praemium

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... Powerwrap, the bid comes at a time when it has struggled to boost its share price to the levels it originally listed on the ASX in May, 2019. "The board of Powerwrap believes the offer presents an excellent opportunity for Powerwrap shareholders to participate ...

New player in geared, index-shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... BetaShares' geared, shorting ETFs catching investor attention during COVID-19 volatility. BetaShares' BBOZ and BBUS, which track ASX 200 and S&P 500 respectively with leverage, had tallied up $250 million in inflows (with BBUS) from January to ...