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ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023

... For example, in a case concerning high-risk offers, ASIC discovered a provider intending to initiate a retail securities lending program that would have automatically enrolled clients without any vetting and proposed a fee structure disproportionately ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023

... head Shane Forster previously pointed out that regulations have raised capital costs for banks in sub-investment grade lending, making the market relatively less attractive. Concurrently, private debt providers are stepping in with solutions such as ...

AMP selects new chief technology officer

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023

... specifically within financial services. Mistry's areas of expertise include superannuation, investments, digital, data, lending, and corporate applications. Prior to AMP, Mistry spent close to four years at AustralianSuper where she served as its head ...

Private equity, venture capital outperform listed assets: Research

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023

... to a gradual recovery in fundraising activity," he said. "Softer investor sentiment is creating opportunities in direct lending, secondaries, and real assets in particular. The longer-term fundamentals behind the growth of the private markets remain ...

Maple-Brown Abbott loses sales head

ELIZABETH FRY | FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023

Maple-Brown Abbott distribution head Duncan Hodnett has jumped across to a specialist middle-market corporate direct lending fund manager in the same role. Hodnett - who was with the boutique fund manager for almost four years - has joined Epsilon Direct ...

ASIC freezes out former Magnolia Capital director

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023

... operated businesses between 2018 and 2022, which provided investors with financial advice and services in relation to secured lending transactions and share investment. Notably, a liquidator's report filed with ASIC for 13 of these companies showed that ...

Private market deal activity set to persist amid high-rates: Aviva

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023

... that infrastructure debt and private corporate debt will likely offer attractive illiquidity premia, given the tighter lending from traditional capital sources. Separately, Aviva's head of investment strategy Michael Grady commented last month that as ...

MA Financial issues first RMBS

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023

MA Financial's lending business, MA Money, has completed its inaugural residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issuance, amounting to $500 million. The transaction was initially launched at $400 million but was later increased due to high demand ...

Robo-adviser reaches US$50bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023

... and is on track to grow revenue by over 140% in 2023. It has expanded its digital advice offering into cash management, lending, and most recently, lower-risk investments with its Automated Bond Portfolio. "The company is well-positioned to capture the ...

Bell Financial Group welcomes group head of sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023

... range of products, services, and technology solutions. Such solutions include equities execution and clearing, margin lending, structured loan products, portfolio administration services, personal superannuation solutions and third-party clearing services ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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