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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 ...

Metrics launches NZ fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Metrics Credit Partners has launched a private debt fund for wholesale investors in New Zealand with a target annual return of 3.25% over the RBNZ cash rate. The Metrics Multi-Strategy Private Debt (NZ) Fund marks the Pinnacle boutique's first investment ...

Prime Value hires from MLC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Prime Value has appointed a new director of investor relations and capital raising, hiring from MLC. Philip Morgan is set to take on the position to help boost Prime Value's presence among financial advisers and dealer groups. Morgan was previously ...

Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Despite the promise and optimism of COVID-19 vaccines, professional investors continue to worry about the pandemic's economic impact, a global study of 400 reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' annual 2021 Professional Fund Buyer Outlook, conducted ...

New corporate bond fund launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
Artesian Capital has launched a new corporate-focussed, green and sustainable bond fund open to both wholesale and retail investors. Artesian said the fund was seeded by an Australian ethically minded super fund, which has been running since late September. ...

JPMAM unveils sustainable fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has launched a sustainable fund in Australia following the success of its European strategy. JPMorgan Global Macro Sustainable Fund opened to retail investors on February 1 and comprises a portfolio of long and short positions ...