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AMP becomes class action target

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Urquhart & Sullivan (funded by Burford Capital), and Shine Lawyers are also investigating class actions against AMP. In an ASX statement IMF Bentham said it proposes to fund the new investment through its Rest of the World funds. The Phi Feeney McDonald ...

ASX gives timeline for CHESS replacement

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... system that will replace the older CHESS system. The new distributed ledger technology (DLT) will start clearing trades for the ASX about two years from now - somewhere between Q4 2020 and Q1 2021. "The timing of implementation is subject to change following ...

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... our funds on the exchange through a broker account." "Magellan did this country an enormous favour, along with ASIC and the ASX, by making active ETFs available to investors," she said. She added that the co-operative environment in Australian asset ...

Centuria Life announces promotion

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... sales manager to further strengthen its property fund and investment bond distribution capacity, McBain said. In March, the ASX-listed firm signalled plans to acquire and enter partnership opportunities. The investment manager, with $4.6 billion in funds ...

XTB launches ESG fixed income portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... risk, low return term deposits and higher risk equities in the Australian market. Corporate bonds are the missing link on the ASX, providing retail investors with up to 50% greater returns than term deposits, with the added convenience of daily liquidity ...

Powerwrap gears up for IPO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... Davidson said the platform sought the backing of existing institutional investors to raise the funds required to list on the ASX. "What we've done over the last month is gone out to our institutional investors, which are largely fund managers, and raised ...

Blue Sky funds downgraded after profit revisions

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... benchmark." Once again, corporate governance issues were cited. The downgrades follow Blue Sky chair John Kain telling the ASX that the company is now commissioning an independent review to enhance the company's disclosures regarding financial reporting ...

SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... S&P500 Accumulation Index posting a negative 3.7%, while the FTSE Euro 100 fell 4% and MSCI Japan fell 3.7%. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 had a positive monthly return of 0.4%, buoyed by industrials which rose 0.6%. But looking at it broadly over a 12-month ...

Commonwealth Super signs technology partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation inked a deal with an ASX-listed wealth management technology provider for greater efficiency in administering insurance claims. The CSC has signed a long-term contract with Bravura to implement its Sonata ...

Vanguard launches two active factor ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
Vanguard will list its first active exchange-traded funds for Australian investors on the ASX tomorrow. The first of the two new ETFs is Global Value Equity (ASX: VVLU), and invests in global equities with value characteristics. The second, the Global ...