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Australian hedge funds on course to reach $100bn

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... the global hedge fund industry association. Currently managing $96.9 billion in assets, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), this renewed interest is set to drive Australia's hedge fund industry through the $100 billion ...

Adviser linked to Spring FG banned for document forgery

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... is now in liquidation, but it was paying Hunter commissions of between $10,000 and $25,000 per sale. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said that Hunter has been an authorised representative of various financial services licensees ...

Future Super launches fossil free index

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
Investors interested in Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed companies considered to be fossil fuel free and sustainably sound have been given a helping hand. Today Thomson Reuters and Future Super have launched two indices aiming to serve growing ...

Bankers see ASIC user pays model as burden

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... consumers will bear some of the costs and it may make the sector less competitive internationally." "If the Australian Securities and Investments Commission needs more funding certainty, this could be achieved by the Federal Government adopting a multi-year ...

Crowd equity funding, the Ashley Madison of finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... (CIFR) has recommended that crowd equity funding should be allowed in Australia, subject to monitoring by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "If we can reduce the costs of adultery, why can't we reduce the cost of banking?" ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... Group for Asia Pacific Mark Wills says. "But ours is a horrendously bad index," he adds, in reference to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) lack of diversification across a large number of sectors. "We've got little in technology, little in healthcare ...

Centrepoint's wealth business up 10pc

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... $7.1 million for the last financial year, up 10% on the year prior. Announcing its full-year results to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Friday, Centrepoint also posted a net profit after tax of $5.9 million, up 78% on the previous financial ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Exchange traded funds (ETFs), which are gaining popularity in Australia and globally, were up 47.6%. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reported in July 2015 that hedge funds represent $95.9 billion, or 4% of the total funds ...

Super fund goes nuts for returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... country's highest grossing horticultural export. Yesterday Select Harvests Limited (SHV) announced to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that the $53 billion super fund had purchased 4000 hectares across three existing properties in the Riverland ...

ASX records $400m profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) recorded more than $176 million in revenue from listings and issuer services over the last financial year as it continued to expand its " investment supermarket ". Announcing a full-year after tax profit of $398 ...