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US mulls borrowing limit on leveraged ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is considering introducing measures to restrict how much mutual funds can invest in leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs). The product type gives investors geared exposure to a given ...

RBC makes senior hire from BNP

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... coverage. David Goodacre joined RBC in May; prior to that, he was sales manager - Australia and New Zealand at BNP Paribas Securities Services. He held other roles at BNP, including senior relationship manager. Goodacre was also a transitions manager ...

BNP appoints PE and real estate head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed a new head of private equity and real estate. Taking on the role is Cleyde Hazell, who commenced the positon in May 2016. Hazell joins BNP Paribas from JPMorgan Chase & Co where she held the role of vice ...

NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... businesses in New Zealand and Australia. NZ Super Fund also announced yesterday it has sold 36.4 million shares in the NZ securities exchange listed Z Energy in an underwritten block trade at NZ$8.01 per share. The NZ Super Fund will remain a 1.5% shareholder ...

New chair and director for SuiteBox

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... his own capital advisory and management consulting firm and is a specialist in insurance risk assessment of listed securities' offers and IPOs. He was formerly the founder and managing director of Dual Insurance NZ; prior to this, he held the role of ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of wholesale fund manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... cancelled with effect from 12 May 2016 for failing to apply with a number of obligations. Previously known as Fish Capital Securities, TMK Index failed to meet requirements around the lodgement of accounts, breached notifications, failed to meet Net ...

ASIC consulting over managed investment schemes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is proposing to remake its class order on differential fees for registered managed investment schemes, extending it beyond a 2017 expiration. ASIC said in its view the class order is operating effectively ...

ASIC to run rule over mortgage commissions

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... Mortgage brokers are next in line to have their commissions and non-monetary incentives scrutinised by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to reports, the regulator will over the next fortnight ask the big four banks ...

Dimensional launches ESG trust

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... sustainability and the pursuit of higher expected returns. The eligible universe of the strategy is close to 1500 large cap securities in 22 developed countries outside Australia. "Investors often have to choose between effectively targeting environmental ...

Omega wins institutional credit mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... achieve broader exposure to a wider range of credit risk and return than we could find investing in domestic credit securities."