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Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... recommends investors look at the quality of each product and the extent to which strategies complement each other. "bfinance notes the evolving relationship between onshore Chinese equities and global emerging market equities, which have historically ...

Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... consider the game changer of 'em all is recent reports that the world is getting closer to a coronavirus cure. As Factset notes: "BBC reported that UK experts said the low-dose of steroid treatment cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... extension of timeframes provides to existing advisers seeking to pass the Exam and meet the higher education standards. FASEA notes the strong performance of nearly 8,000 advisers who have sat the exam and received results to date, with a majority of ...

Is a market turning point around the corner?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... explained by just five stocks: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft. When paired with market breadth which he notes "has never been so narrow", Mitchell said this extreme market cap concentration has historically signaled the aforementioned ...

WAM responds to Keybridge claims

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... the note, WAM hung Keybridge's $5 million investment in Australia Community Media and a director out to dry. "WAM Active notes that it has taken almost 12 months for KBC to disclose this investment to shareholders, despite it representing approximately ...

Global ETF leaders push for reform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... The "industry coalition" proposed ETPs be separated into four categories; exchange-traded funds (ETFs), exchange-traded notes (ETNs), exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) and exchange-traded instruments (ETIs). In a virtual media roundtable on June 4 ...

BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... weapons, fossil fuels, tobacco, civilian firearms and UN compact violators. They will also exclude securities like convertible notes, zero coupon notes, private placements, CDOs, CBOSs, hybrids. The launches take iShares' fixed income product suite ...

US regulator settles with Ares

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... include any findings of misuse of material non-public information (MNPI) by the Company or any of its employees. "As the Order notes, we have significantly enhanced our controls since then. As an organisation, we continue to seek ways to further enhance ...

Macquarie kicks off $400m raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Macquarie Bank has announced a $400 million capital raise, with the convertible notes set to be quoted on the ASX from Tuesday, May 19. The raise, aimed at both institutional and retail investors and Macquarie shareholders, will be issued at $100 per ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... services firms and banks - are going to be on the wrong end of regulatory directives to retain capital. The firm's paper notes that since APRA issued directions to its regulated entities to hold on to their cash for the time being, ANZ, NAB and Westpac ...