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Former director sentenced for misappropriating investor funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... fund' where investors placed capital into a larger pool of funds to be used to trade foreign exchange products and commodities with the belief they'd profit from doing so. In total, 74 clients gave Sandiford $440,909. Only $6316 was ever paid ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of foreign exchange contracts issuer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... the change in value of an underlying asset, such as foreign exchange rates, stock market indices, single equities, commodities or crypto assets. ASIC found FXOpen AU's failure to comply with its core obligations as an AFS licensee warranted the cancellation ...

Global X names head of portfolio management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... management, commencing in October. Wolak will oversee the company's ETF product line-up across equities, fixed income, commodities, and digital assets, which represents over $7.6 billion in assets under management. Wolak will lead a team of investment ...

Russell Investments appoints global head of alternatives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... commodity portfolio manager within the fixed income group, with responsibility for the growth and development of the commodities business, and she managed key client relationships as well as risk across portfolios.​

Trump victory will jostle trade war, interest rates: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... likely stifle China's initiative to grow through industrial exports. "China is the major source of demand for mined commodities. China's ability to offset weakness in infrastructure and building investment through investment in factories and ...

BlackRock bolsters suite of SMAs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... and index, across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, multi-asset, property, infrastructure, commodities, and liquid alternatives to deliver differentiated returns. "As pioneers of model portfolios in the Australian market, we are ...

London-based boutique opens fund to local investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... to reduce the impact on performance in stable markets; "Trend" following strategies across equities, bonds, FX, and commodities, that can offer positive returns in both rising and falling markets; and "Diversifiers" strategies that offer steady returns ...

J.P. Morgan hit with $775k penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... contracts. "There are real world consequences for this sort of behaviour which is why tackling manipulation in energy and commodities derivatives markets has been an ASIC priority," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Farmers use these contracts to ...

Macquarie Group profits falls 32% to $3.52bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... framework and culture," she said. Annuity-style operations led by MAM, Banking and Financial Services (BFS), and select Commodities and Global Markets (CGM) segments reported a combined net profit of $3 billion, a 27% decrease from FY23. This decline ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... consumer cyclicals, REITs, and tech stocks," he said. "Geopolitics and global conflicts, China's stimulus inflating commodities, and an acceleration in deglobalisation, such as shifting supply chains to domestic or friendly sources, could be triggers." ...