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ASIC wants industry views on short selling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
ASIC is reviewing its approach to short selling, including a proposal which would allow market makers of certain exchange-traded products to naked short sell units in an ETF or a managed fund. The law enforcement agency is seeking feedback on several ...

Blue Sky hits back at hedge fund, requests ASIC intervention

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... breach of ASX listing rules. Blue Sky suggested Glaucus and "any associates who engaged in the notable increase in short selling in recent months" may have manipulated the market, breaching the Corporations Act. As a consequence of this, Blue Sky requested ...

L1 Capital targets $500m for long short LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... than $10 million via the IPO with a voluntary 10-year escrow. As per the strategy of the existing (mirrored) fund, short selling will occur in instances where companies are identified as overvalued, with poor management and weak balance sheets. L1 then ...

Long-short performance justifies fees: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... is justified." The report added: "Given its asymmetric nature, whereby the downside is unlimited, Zenith believes short selling is a specialised skill which requires a high level of experience and detailed stock analysis. In addition, a strong level ...

A hedge fund by any other name

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... products or two or more of the interposed entities" It uses derivatives (except in limited circumstances) Engages in short selling Charges a performance fee Under these terms, Gallagher said, "a lot of the big managers" would qualify. He argued that ...

Aussie hedge fund seeking $300m for retail IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... long-term investments in what we consider to be great businesses that are not fully valued by the market, while also short selling securities which we assess to be vulnerable to a material decline in price." Luciano said VGI Partners will not receive ...

Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... for Australian shares long-short fund managers. A study by investment research firm Zenith found profiting from short selling strategies for the most part is 'smart money', but only comes with possessing a high degree of expertise and resourcing skills. ...

Montgomery funds rated by Zenith

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... equities; while the Montaka Global Access Fund is equipped to preserve capital through its flexible mandate that allows short selling and the ability to dynamically vary market exposure and leverage. Zenith commented the firm's investment strategy is ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... imposed by the country's debt crisis. HONG KONG - Asian stocks closed mixed as China announced new rules restricting short selling after a recent market rout and Australia held interest rates at rock-bottom levels. Shanghai jumped 3.69 per cent or 133.63 ...

Market down at midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... off despite the looming default deadline of Tuesday. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said the heavy recent short selling in banks - investors profiting form falls in stocks - had also been adding to falls in that sector. "No-one expected to see ...