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Bankers see ASIC user pays model as burden

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... consumers will bear some of the costs and it may make the sector less competitive internationally." "If the Australian Securities and Investments Commission needs more funding certainty, this could be achieved by the Federal Government adopting a multi-year ...

Crowd equity funding, the Ashley Madison of finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... (CIFR) has recommended that crowd equity funding should be allowed in Australia, subject to monitoring by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "If we can reduce the costs of adultery, why can't we reduce the cost of banking?" ...

BetaShares launches two new funds

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... statement, the BetaShares Geared US Equity Fund - Currency Hedged fund will "maintain exposure to "the 500 largest securities listed in the US, weighted by market capitalisation," hedged to Australian dollars. The BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear Hedge ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of Australia funds David Hallifax

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... application until he eventually got an interview, where he was told to get a certificate in financial markets from the Securities Institute. Studying took him two years and led him to an administrative position at Adviser Investment Services. "An adviser ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... Group for Asia Pacific Mark Wills says. "But ours is a horrendously bad index," he adds, in reference to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) lack of diversification across a large number of sectors. "We've got little in technology, little in healthcare ...

Centrepoint's wealth business up 10pc

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... $7.1 million for the last financial year, up 10% on the year prior. Announcing its full-year results to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Friday, Centrepoint also posted a net profit after tax of $5.9 million, up 78% on the previous financial ...

Ranger brings global equity strategy to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... through the use of leverage or gimmicks, but through investment in a carefully selected and researched portfolio of securities from around the world. We are pleased to offer this strategy to Australian investors." From 1989 to 2003, Andersen was international ...

OneVue wins ChinaAMC mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... processes and service offering" says OneVue chief executive Connie Mckeage. She added, "Apart from the BNP Paribas Securities Services' contract to outsource its unit registry facility earlier this year, two other fund managers with 20 additional funds ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Exchange traded funds (ETFs), which are gaining popularity in Australia and globally, were up 47.6%. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reported in July 2015 that hedge funds represent $95.9 billion, or 4% of the total funds ...

Super fund goes nuts for returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... country's highest grossing horticultural export. Yesterday Select Harvests Limited (SHV) announced to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that the $53 billion super fund had purchased 4000 hectares across three existing properties in the Riverland ...