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Sydney boutique shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
A Sydney boutique under Grant Samuel Funds Management's banner has closed its $28 million fund that invested in VIX and S&P 500 options. Triple3 Volatility Advantage, run by former Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Singapore options trader ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
"I did my best But I guess, my best wasn't good enough..." - 'Just Once', James Ingram The European Central Bank (ECB) launched a new €750 billion asset purchase programme in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The following ...

US regulator settles with Ares

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
Ares Management LLC, which has a joint venture with Challenger's Fidante Partners in Australia via a related company, has paid US$1 million to settle charges alleging it traded in a portfolio company based on non-public information while an employee ...

APRA urged to probe industry funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has written to APRA chair Wayne Byres urging the regulator to conduct an investigation into vertical integration at industry super funds and related conflicts of interest. Wilson, who chairs the House of Representatives' Standing ...

Year-long delay for super merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
A corporate superannuation fund has pushed back its date of a planned successor fund transfer to Sunsuper by a year and is prepping members for potential future delays from COVID-19. The IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan in February 2019 announced plans ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
It was a magnificent Monday, 25 May 2020, for Japan for on this day Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the country's state of emergency over. We salute you our Japanese brothers and sisters, for Japan has flattened its coronavirus curve despite ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
A Melbourne-based investment manager has blasted balanced options in superannuation funds, arguing that despite their "diversification" they fail to perform in market downturns. Many traditionally balanced funds hold anywhere between 60% to 80% exposure ...

IOOF settles class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
IOOF has settled one of the class actions brought against it on the back of the Royal Commission. The wealth group announced to the ASX this morning it has settled in the class action brought by Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan in April 2019. The class ...

Chief economist update: Hong Kong is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic was both a curse and a blessing (for lack of a better word) for China's Politburo. Social restrictions and lockdowns imposed by the powers-that-be to contain the virus sent the economy plunging 6.8% in the year to the March  ...

New ETFs see success as UBS suspends funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
New research from ETF Securities has revealed that three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw tens of millions in inflows during the second quarter, while six UBS products exited the market. The products included ETF Securities' ETFS FANG+ ETF on March  ...