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LIC restructures to ETMF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
In a very rare move, a listed investment company has restructured to become an exchange traded managed fund - listing on the ASX today. The Monash Absolute Investment Company (MA1) has been restructured to become the Monash Absolute Active Trust (MAAT ...

Centuria launches unlisted fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
Centuria Capital Group has launched a new fund that invests solely in a $224 million building in Victoria. The Centuria Government Income Property Fund (CGIPF) will become the new owner of 1 McNab Avenue, a 14-storey building located in Footscray. CGIPF ...

ASIC bans Theta managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
ASIC has banned the managing director of Theta Asset Management for four years from the financial services industry. The banning order for Robert Patrick Marie comes after several instances of misconduct relating to Theta, the responsible entity of ...

Schroders launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
Schroders has launched a new Chinese equities fund for Australian investors. The Schroder All China Equity Opportunities Fund is actively managed and will invest in China A-Shares, Chinese and Hong Kong listed companies and US-listed ADRs. It's a fundamental ...

Regulator frets over SPAC boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
The US financial markets regulator has confirmed it has concerns around the rapid growth of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). US Securities and Exchange Commission acting director for the division of corporate finance John Coates said there ...

ASIC cracks down on binary options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
ASIC has banned the sale of binary options to retail clients, effective from 3 May 2021. The decision comes after ASIC found that binary options have resulted in significant losses for retail clients. In 2018, ASIC estimated that net losses from retail ...

New hybrids ETF on Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Melbourne's Elstree Investment Management has listed a hybrid fund on the Chi-X. The Elstree Hybrid Fund (EHF1) invests in Australian hybrids and interest rate securities, targeting a return over short-term interest rates over a three-year period. "We ...

New fund launches on Chi-X

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
The 360 Capital Active Value Equity Fund (TAVF) has launched on the Chi-X Australia stock exchange due to growing demand from Australian retail investors. TAVF aims to provide investors with income and capital returns from a diverse portfolio of listed ...

AFCA left toothless on Mayfair complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Mayfair 101 investors who have had their life savings frozen amid ASIC's proceedings have been left to their own devices, partly due to Mayfair not being a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). A spokesperson for AFCA told ...

Boutique buys back Montgomery stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... interested in managers with income products, with private credit as one example. Both Montaka and Montgomery are mostly retail investor businesses with direct or advised clients. The institutional channel of superannuation investors hasn't been a ...