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ASIC proposes cash equity clearing and settlement rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
ASIC has released a consultation paper on proposed rules to facilitate competitive outcomes in cash equity clearing and settlement (CS) services provided by the ASX Group. The corporate regulator's release of the consultation paper marks the first exercise ...

Future Fund hires Fortlake investments deputy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... Drysdale as portfolio manager of fixed income and data science, hiring from Dimensional Fund Advisors where she was an associate portfolio manager.

Build Your Wealth adviser cops ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
The owner and financial adviser at Build Your Wealth has been banned from the industry for five years after ASIC found evidence of conflicts of interest. Christopher Edward Luff failed as a financial adviser, according to ASIC's investigation, particularly ...

Treasury releases M&A draft reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
Treasury has released a draft of the intended reforms to Australian merger and acquisitions (M&A) processes. The reforms were flagged by the government back in April, in which it said the new rules would promote competition, protect consumers, and provide ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Investors are preparing for some market turbulence in the US after President Joe Biden pulled out of the race for President against Donald Trump. American Century chief investment officer Rich Weiss said Biden's decision to withdraw as the Democratic ...

Pacific Current sells European boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has offloaded Carlisle Management Company to a NASDAQ-listed alternatives asset manager. Abacus Life has agreed to acquire Carlisle in full. It will pay for the acquisition via a combination of Abacus bonds and common stock. ...

Regal splashes out on slice of Argyle Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Regal Partners will claim a minority stake in specialist water entitlements investment manager Argyle Group, following the latter's recent restructure. The two parties have entered an agreement for Regal to acquire 40% of Argyle Group Holdings and 40% ...

More money does lead to happiness: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
New research from senior fellow at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Matt Killingsworth found happiness increases with wealth. Despite previous research from Wharton suggesting that wellbeing plateaus at a certain income level, the ...

Kidmans acquires wealth advisory firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Kidmans Partners, a member of the Count network, has acquired Victorian accounting and financial advice firm Zanacorp for $2.1 million. Kidmans will pay 70% of the consideration for Elsternwick-based Zanacorp upon completion and the remainder will be ...

Betashares launches new currency hedged ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
Betashares has introduced a currency hedged version of its S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (ASX: QUS). QUS has amassed over $380 million in funds under management (FUM), appealing to investors looking to maintain exposure to a broad portfolio of US shares ...