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Lazard enters local ETF industry with infra offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... provides higher revenue predictability, profitability, and lower volatility." According to the Target Market Determination (TMD), it invests only in "listed companies that own physical infrastructure (including concessions or long-term contracts to this ...

Australian Unity lashed by ASIC over TMD questionnaire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... to take "reasonable steps likely to result in distribution conduct being consistent with its target market determination (TMD)." The Australian Unity Select Income Fund is a contributory mortgage fund whereby clients select and invest in a suite of syndicate-funds ...

ASIC places stop orders on Trademax Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... over crypto assets to enable Trademax to adequately assess whether they were in the target market described in its crypto TMD; included warning messages which prompted clients to review their answers so as to allow them to submit alternative responses ...

ASIC cracks down on CFDs, OTC derivatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... providers of contracts for difference (CFD), options and other high-risk products that flout their target market determinations (TMD), and design and distribution obligations (DDO). The newly published Report 770 Design and distribution obligations ...

K2 told to freeze distribution of fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... stop order on a residential property fund promoted by K2 Asset Management due to issues with its target market determination (TMD). K2 Asset Management cannot distribute the Storehouse Residential Trust or any information about it after ASIC determined ...

ASIC lifts ClearView interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... ASIC has lifted its interim stop order after ClearView swiftly amended the deficiencies in its Target Market Determination (TMD). The interim stop order applied to Clearview Life's ClearChoice Income Protection Cover and Accidental Income Protection ...

ASIC slaps interim stop order on ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... interim stop order on two of its life insurance products after ASIC found deficiencies in its Target Market Determination (TMD). The interim stop order applies to Clearview Life's ClearChoice Income Protection Cover and Accidental Income Protection Cover. ...

FSC updates TMD template for fund managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
The Financial Services Council (FSC) released an updated template Target Market Determination (TMD) to promote regulatory best practice in the funds management industry. This follows ASIC's recent regulatory action against Spaceship and Mitrade Global ...

ASIC issues first-of-its-kind stop order

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... had concerns that Mitrade failed to take reasonable steps likely to result in distribution conduct being consistent with its TMD. It said the reason for this was the broker relied on a retail investor questionnaire with "significant flaws" as a key step ...

Spaceship told to cease super, funds distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... features, like concentration, market and currency risks. "Furthermore, ASIC considered that the distribution conditions in the TMD were not appropriate to ensure that Spaceship Super would likely be distributed to consumers in the target market," it ...