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Ex-Vocus chair indicted for insider trading

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
Former Vocus chair Vaughan Bowen has been indicted on two counts of insider trading relating to the EQT Infrastructure IV Fund's proposal to acquire Vocus. ASIC alleged that Bowen traded over five million Vocus shares in June 2019 while in possession ...

GAM shareholders challenge acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... the Takeover Board to remove the condition related to the funds management business and is asking Liontrust to include trading activity in GAM in its offer documents "in order for shareholders to fully assess whether the offer complies with the Swiss ...

Class action commenced against IG Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... Omni Bridgeway have filed their class action against IG Markets, representing investors that lost hundreds of millions trading contracts for difference (CFDs). In October 2022, the two firms said they were planning an action against the trading platform ...

Family offices maintain a steady course: Goldman Sachs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... have seen improving sentiment around this asset class with low correlation strategies, such as macro and market-neutral trading, leading the charge," Goldman Sachs said. Compared to other investors, Goldman Sachs said family offices often have a relatively ...

Australia's enviable debt levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... climb slightly to 37% by June 2027. These central government debt ratios must be the envy of some of Australia's major trading partners. In the US the ratio is 107% of their GDP, in the UK it's 81% and India it's 70%. Only neighboring New Zealand comes ...

Superhero launches in New Zealand

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
New Zealand investors will now be able to access Australian and US-listed stocks on the homegrown share trading and superannuation platform. Following the expansion, New Zealand investors can leverage Superhero's portfolio reporting features as ...

Betashares launches new global shares ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
The Betashares Global Shares (ex-Australia) ETF (BGBL) and its currency hedged equivalent (HGBL) will commence trading on the ASX the coming weeks. The new funds track an index which provides exposure to approximately 1500 global companies across more ...

Iress outlines product-led growth strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... Each will also have its own chief executive. Starting July 1, Jason Hoang will take on the role of chief executive of Trading and Market Data, Paul Giles will serve as chief executive of Superannuation, John Harris will be chief executive of Managed ...

Finfluencer receives jail sentence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... social media personality in Australia under s1041D of the Corporations Act, following findings he used 13 different share trading accounts, held in the names of friends and relatives, to manipulate the share price of 20 different listed stocks between ...

Ord Minnett cops $888k fine over buyback

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... Minnett was instructed by a long-term substantial shareholder of AWN Holdings to sell its shares at $1 when shares were trading for between 87.5 cents and 89.5 cents. "On 27 September 2021, Ord Minnett executed crossings between the selling client and ...