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Big four prepared for APRA capital adequacy changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Australia's big four banks have commented on APRA's announcement that it would increase capital adequacy requirements for residential mortgage exposures. APRA's change means that the risk weight on residential mortgage exposures for Australian deposit-taking ...

Advice demand up as direct investment grows

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
A growing number of direct investors will drive an increase in demand for financial advice, the latest ASX Share Ownership Study revealed. The study showed that Australians continue to be among the world's largest share owners, with 36% or 6.48 million ...

Van Eck lists gold miners ETF on ASX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Van Eck Global will list the world's largest gold exchange traded fund (ETF) in the ASX so investors can access global gold mining companies of all sizes. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is a diversified portfolio of global gold equities that ...

Platinum to launch Asia LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
Platinum Asset Management has launched an initial public offering of securities for Platinum Asia Investments Limited, an ASX listed investment company (LIC). The offering seeks to raise a minimum of $150 million, with Platinum intending to subscribe ...

Van Eck launches small cap ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Van Eck has launched Australia's first small cap exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the index using a smart beta approach. The Market Vectors Small Cap Dividend Payers ETF (MVS) includes only the most liquid ASX listed small companies and only those ...

XTB launch opens corporate bonds to retail

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
The Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) has launched 17 exchange traded bond units (XTBs) that will provide investors with exposure to returns from individual corporate bonds issued by the top 50 ASX listed companies. The investment opportunity ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Yes! This was my jubilant exclamation as I watched the S&P/ASX 200 index started climbing from the get go yesterday. Yup, I expected as much given the good news on or before "Mother's Day" - goldilocks US employment report, clam in the bond markets ...

Small cap fund opens to retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
The Cromwell Phoenix Opportunities Fund is now open to a wider range of retail investors after the manager developed a product disclosure statement (PDS) for the fund. Managed by Phoenix Portfolios, the fund launched in 2011 with seed capital from Cromwell. ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed hedge fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Exchange traded funds (ETF) provider BetaShares listed a hedge fund to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund will invest its assets into cash and sell equity index futures contracts (ASX ...

Rebalancing almost leads to accidental takeover bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
A quarterly rebalancing of indices was blamed for BlackRock accidentally purchasing more than 20% of Monadelphous Group recently. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on March 25, BlackRock said a change in interests held by the company ...