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Short-seller targets infant formula importer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
Short-seller Blue Orca is targeting an importer of infant formula from Australia for falsely claiming its products are safe for lactose intolerant babies. Ausnutria, a company that imports infant milk formula from Australia, New Zealand and Europe for ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... mate. The National Australia Bank's (NAB) Business survey shows business confidence improved from 2 in June to 4 in July (albeit still below its long-run average of 6). The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index increased by 3.6% to ...

State Street ETF in franking credit kerfuffle

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
Investors and financial advisers were left confused when the almost $4 billion SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund (ASX: STW) failed to pay out any franking credits with June's year-end distribution for the first time in its 18-year-long history. State Street paid ...

BlackRock appoints Melbourne head

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
The US $6.8 trillion global investment giant has appointed a head of Melbourne in a newly-created role following strong demand for its strategies from local investors. David Porter will move from London where he is the managing director, head of UK ...

ASIC to crack down on platform fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
Since the end of the Royal Commission, ASIC has been collecting information from platforms on the fees they charge and the financial advisers using them. In a letter obtained by Financial Standard, ASIC requested the names of every retail client who ...

State Street loses biggest ETF title

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
State Street has surrendered its title as the issuer of Australia's largest ETF, as investors withdrew more than $130 million net from its exchange traded products in July. The SPDR S&P/ASX 200 [ASX: STW] fell to $3.9 billion after about $170 million ...

Magellan posts bumper profits, raising $275m

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
Magellan Financial Group reported a 78% jump in its profit for the financial year ending June and announced a $275 million institutional raise for MFG shares this morning. Magellan's stable of well-performing equities funds are now managing an average ...

Super trustees to formulate whistleblower policies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
The corporate regulator is expecting superannuation trustees to have whistleblower policies in place 1 January 2020. ASIC is broadening the whistleblower regime introduced on 1 July 2019 in an effort to reform to the corporate sector. It is proposing ...

Chief economist update: The UK is not OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
When it met on August 1, the Bank of England (BOE) rightly anticipated slower GDP growth in the second quarter, saying: "After growing by 0.5% in 2019 Q1, GDP is expected to have been flat in Q2... reflecting both the impact of intensifying Brexit-related ...

Tasmanian super funds seek insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
The Tasmanian Treasury will soon start the search for an insurer to take over the mandates of two small public sector superannuation funds. The State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme (SFCSS) and the Tasmanian Ambulance Service Superannuation Scheme ...