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BetaShares changes custodian for hedge funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... Fund (ASX: GEAR), the BetaShares Geared US Equity Fund - Currency Hedged (ASX: GGUS) and the BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund - Currency Hedged (ASX: BBUS). GEAR is internally geared, with all gearing obligations are met by the fund. The ...

PADUA closes capital raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... provided a $4 million investment while Microequities' Private to Beyond the IPO fund and PADUA's corporate advisors Tiger & Bear Partners also participated in the raise. The funding will enable the business to continue to ramp up its technology development ...

Supply chain issues push up retiree expenses

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
Retirees continue to bear the brunt of an expensive retirement fuelled by global supply chain issues. Retired couples and singles saw living expenses in their twilight years rise 1% in the September quarter, the latest Association of Superannuation ...

The search for income outside defensive assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... five years and beyond, 100% of investors have generated a positive total return even if they bought right at the peak of a bear market." Doyle then referred to fixed income and defensive assets and highlighted investors are taking more risk than they ...

AFCA appoints senior ombudsmen

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... and Neva Skilton is senior ombudsmen, transactions. "They'll bring their specialist technical and professional expertise to bear on projects aimed at efficient and consistent decision making, which we know is important to both complainants and financial ...

Six Park hires operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... welcomed Tuula Keto and Anton Ivanopoulos to the Six Park team. Both bring a superb mix of tangible and intangible skills to bear on how we deliver an exceptional service for our clients." Six Park recently lowered its minimum investment amount from ...

Scariest themes for investors revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
A new survey from Citi has revealed what fund managers, chief executives and chief financial officers across Australia and New Zealand are most concerned about. Stagflation, China's slowdown and a global energy crunch were top of mind for over 1500 ...

WAM looks to acquire Asian equities LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
WAM Capital is attempting to acquire a listed investment company that has a concentrated portfolio of listed Asian equities. WAM has its eye on PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund (PAF), offering to pay $1.147 per PAF share. The proposed takeover bid ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
Financial markets have been on edge ever since they got the first whiff of "taper" in the air. This started when the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's April 27-28 FOMC meeting revealed that: "A number of participants suggested that if the economy ...

Greenwashing scrutiny needed: Evergreen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
ASIC's research project into the extent of greenwashing in the investment management industry should be commended, according to Evergreen Consultants. "ESG or responsible investing is arguably the single largest trend in the investment universe today," ...