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ASIC appeals judge's call to not penalise Block Earner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... services. In November 2022, ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings against Block Earner, which offered a range of fixed-yield earning products based on crypto-assets, alleging Block Earner was running an unregistered managed investment scheme. In February ...

BlackRock launches new government bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... said with interest rates expected to remain high for longer, investors should consider adding more specific parts of the yield curve within their fixed income allocations. " The addition of a long-duration exposure like ALTB can be particularly relevant ...

QIC splashes $32m on PEP acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) lent $32 million to back Pacific Equity Partners' (PEP) acquisition of ATOM Group, an industrial and safety goods distributor. QIC Private Debt made the transaction via PEP's Fund VII. PEP flagged late ...

Block Earner dodges massive fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... ASIC found Block Earner provided unlicensed financial services and operated an unregistered MIS when offering its fixed-yield Earner product. Judge Jackman found overall that "Block Earner acted honestly" and that Karaboga "neither intended nor understood ...

ANZ dumps remaining stake in AmBank

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... writing, ANZ's share price was up 0.32% to $28.02, bringing its year-to-date gain to 7.7%. It carries an annual dividend yield of 6.32%.

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... in 2022, driven by ongoing uncertainty about when property valuations will stabilise and the increasing appeal of liquid, yield-generating assets. "I can well understand the finding as we have a shopping centre in Canada, and in the last five years ...

Fidelity shutters, delists funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... as well as delisting a managed fund. The Fidelity Global Short Duration Income Fund focuses on investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds that have a low duration. The fund ceases operating effective June 6. Fidelity said it decided to terminate ...

ISPT to divest $250m in super prime assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
ISPT will bring three super prime assets to market in Sydney and Brisbane, in a move it says demonstrates its optimism in the Australian logistics sector. JLL and CBRE have been appointed to market the assets with an expected price of more than $250 ...

Loomis Sayles brings global bond fund to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
Loomis Sayles & Company, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has launched its Global Bond Fund for Australian wholesale investors. The fund seeks to provide diversified fixed income opportunities by combining macro themes and a bottom-up approach ...

Inflation spooks retirees more than healthcare costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
The tentacles of inflation are taking a toll on retirees' savings as the diminished value of their money is their biggest financial worry over healthcare costs, according to a Schroders survey. An overwhelming number of participants in the 2024 ...