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Aura, Montgomery ink distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022
Montgomery Investment Management will now distribute the Aura High Yield SME Fund on behalf of Aura Funds Management. The fund, which will be offered to wholesale investors, is a diversified portfolio of SME loans, 36% of which are in the agricultural ...

Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... trading to attract younger investors and tempt users to trade more regularly. The paper acknowledges "greater retail investor participation in wealth creation through capital markets is a positive development for the overall economic progress". It cites ...

ASIC scrutinises managed fund marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
ASIC is investigating the marketing of managed funds, to identify the use of misleading performance and risk representations in promotional material. The move from the regulator comes after action on several managed fund schemes, based around alleged ...

Capital Group appoints to newly created role

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
Capital Group has appointed London-based Kat Ferris as head of product development for Asia and Europe. Reporting to Alexandra Haggard, head of product and investment services for Asia and Europe, Ferris will lead the team responsible for product development ...

Half of retail investors will go the distance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
Only half of retail amateur investors would stay the course if the market experienced a 20% correction or more, a new survey shows. Out of 3700 traders canvassed in Superhero's latest survey, 53% said they would stick with their investments during market ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Retail investors continue to flock to passive strategies as new research shows the number of users soared to a new high of 1.7 million. Investment Trends estimated a 33% rise in the number of users of exchange-traded products during 2021, while a further ...

Boutique fund manager names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
A boutique fixed income manager announced a new chief executive will take the helm as the incumbent steps back to focus on portfolio management. Alexander Funds appointed Rachel Shirley to the post, replacing Chris Black who has led the firm since its ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
By nature, humans love to customise things. From personalised recommendations on Netflix and Stan, to suggested playlists on Spotify or iTunes, everyone craves to have things that serve them by knowing them. An interaction with a device, person, or ...

Moomoo launches down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
As of tomorrow, Australian investors will be able to trade all shares and ETFs on Australian and US stock exchanges with the launch of global digital investment platform Moomoo. Access to Hong Kong, Singapore and China Connect exchanges are expected ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
The Liberal Party is promising major changes to the financial advice industry ahead of the federal election, ones that will overhaul compliance, costs, and education standards. Senator Jane Hume promoted the idea of deregulating the advice industry ...