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SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... reduced exposure to the S&P 500 and increased exposure to the NASDAQ in the last six months of 2018. State Street's SPDR ASX 200 (ASX: STW) was the most traded ETF in the period, followed by iShares S&P 500 (ASX: IVV), Vanguard Australian shares ...

Freedom Insurance misses reporting deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... FY19 interim results and its shares remain suspended. The embattled firm provided an update on its financial position to the ASX overnight, stating it is "unable to provide an accurate estimate of when the review will be completed." Freedom explained ...

New fund to invest in low-carbon Aussie stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
A global manager has launched a new fund to invest in ASX-listed companies that have a lower exposure to carbon emissions and fossil fuel companies. The Russell Investments Low Carbon Australian Shares Fund will use the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index ...

Advice firm hires chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... global marketing officer where he worked for eleven years until 2011. The appointment is initially on an interim basis, the ASX-listed firm said. Carroll replaces Paul Cowan who retires after three years. Prime said Cowan has been instrumental in improving ...

New ASX governance principles target culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
The ASX and its new corporate governance principles unveiled overnight are taking a leaf out of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's final recommendations. The fourth iteration of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's principles and recommendations ...

Saxo appoints chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... executive to lead its Australian operations. Adam Smith is the former chief operating officer of foreign exchange and payments ASX-listed firm OFX. Between October 2014 and September 2015, Smith was the former co-head of ANZ ETFS, a joint venture between ...

ClearView posts first half profit dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... its underlying NPAT in the first half as it repositions pricing of its life insurance and wealth management products. The ASX-listed diversified financials has three main businesses: life insurance, wealth management and advice. Together, they posted ...

Royal Commission boosts platform provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... Another platform provider believes it's well positioned after the Royal Commission. Releasing its half-yearly results to the ASX today, HUB24 said it expects to benefit from Kenneth Hayne's suite of recommendations for improving the wealth management ...

ASX to sell IRESS investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
The ASX is offloading its entire stake in financial software company IRESS for $358 million with UBS managing the sale. ASX Limited invested in IRESS's initial public offering in 2000 when both were predominantly focused on servicing the Australian ...

Centrepoint emerges from the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Centrepoint Alliance's business and leadership restructure have helped pull the ASX-listed company out of the red. Centrepoint overturned a $1.3 million loss to $100,000 of after-tax profit in the six months to December 2018. Operating expenses fell ...