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ASIC issues stop orders on Holon funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
ASIC has placed interim stop orders on Holon's unlisted Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Filecoin funds due to non-compliant target market determinations (TMDs) just months after their launch. The regulator has prevented Holon from offering or distributing them ...

Global X drops management fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
To provide investors with more cost-effective access to the US fixed income market, Global X ETFs Australia has reduced the management fees of two ETFs. Specifically, the management fee for Global X US Treasury Bond ETF (Currency Hedged) has been lowered ...

Proposed CFD class action targets IG Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
Piper Alderman and Omni Bridgeway are preparing a class action against IG Markets on behalf of investors who collectively lost an estimated $800 million or more trading contracts for difference (CFDs). The proposed action involves up to 20,000 "everyday ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... participation. Nevertheless, as the industry innovates and the regulatory environment evolves, Preqin expects growing retail investor interest in private investments - especially among high-net-worth investors. This segment's importance is accentuated ...

First Sentier launches small cap fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
First Sentier has launched a new Australian small companies fund that offers a long short strategy to wholesale and retail investors. The First Sentier Australian Small Companies Long Short Opportunities Fund seeks out small high-quality companies that ...

MLC launches first retail private equity fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
In a bid to provide retail investors with concentrated exposure to global private equity investments, the asset manager has launched its first retail private equity fund, the MLC Global Private Equity Fund. Previously only available to institutional ...

Wheelhouse Partners adds head of distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
The former head of retail at Investors Mutual has taken up the newly created role. Wayne McGauley joined the Wheelhouse Partners team this month, responsible for growing its global and Australian equities capabilities. McGauley is to focus on key accounts ...

ASIC issues stop order on third property fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
ASIC has made its third interim stop order this month on another property fund after it failed to meet target market determination (TMD) requirements. Australasian Property Investments Limited (APIL) is the most recent fund manager to be detected by ...

ASIC concerns see 18 funds update advertising materials

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
ASIC surveillance of managed funds' marketing materials has found several instances of inadequate warnings or disclaimers related to performance and downplaying of risks, leading 13 providers to make amendments. To date, 13 responsible entities or trustees ...

ASIC extends binary options ban

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
ASIC has extended its product intervention order banning the issue and distribution of binary options to retail clients until 1 October 2031. Since coming into effect in May 2021, the ban has successfully prevented retail clients from losing money trading ...