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IPO conversations 'sparking interest': Barrenjoey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
... interested in getting feedback about what ASIC can do, how regulatory settings might change or be adjusted to encourage the activity that we're all interested in," Longo said. He added that ASIC can objectively say that Australia is "one of the cleanest ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... lagged listed markets over the last year, he believes this has made valuations more attractive. He also expects increased activity and realisations of existing private equity investments, which should enhance returns. "We're happy holders of private ...

SMSFs thrive amid ATO compliance complications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... issues have compiled ahead of client's investment selection, which has recently been more independent from the increasing activity of internet research and conversations in the decision to set up SMSFs, resulting in a declining engagement rate with investment ...

ASIC to launch new criminal investigation team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... pandemic when global markets experienced a high-level of volatility and trading. The second was in late 2023 as corporate activity increased. ASIC said in both instances it acted quickly to address harmful conduct. ""Clean financial markets are essential ...

Australia unlikely to tame inflation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... which rose from 3.6% in April to 4% in May. "I thought tightening [monetary policy] was unlikely because weakness and activity growth would lead to a weaker labour market and that would allow a more confident projection of inflation toward target. "The ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... agenda, but also because of the lags associated with the policy transmission mechanism eventually feeding through to activity and prices." Brown said Schroders was expecting the US economy to expand 2.2% in 2025 under a second Trump presidency, followed ...

Charges brought against ASX pump and dump group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... September 2021. In the same month, ASIC issued a public warning about social media posts encouraging 'pump and dump' activity. "ASIC has recently observed blatant attempts to pump share prices, using posts on social media to announce a target stock ...

Young, bullish online investors drive trading: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... five years ago, only 10% of Zoomers comprised total investor numbers. More recently, Zoomers drove the surge in trading activity over the six months out of the total of 1.28 million active investors. Trading activity in global equities also jumped, the ...

ANZ, Westpac 'the cheapest majors': Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... credit in 2021 and 2022, as borrowers took advantage of low rates unlikely to repeat," he said. "We expect refinancing activity to continue to slow in 2024 with cheap fixed loans having largely matured. This market dynamic, where banks compete for a ...

Australian ETF industry blazes past $200bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... asset classes, alongside fixed income," Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said. Meanwhile, product development activity was high this half, with 36 new products launched, compared to 22 in the first half of 2023. This included four new issuers ...