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ASIC identifies potential risks in ETP market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
ASIC has identified three potential risks in the $40 billion market for exchange-traded products, following a review triggered by SMSFs and retail investors' growing investment in the vehicles. The three risks in the ETP markets were: temporary widening ...

BNP Paribas AM sells Arnhem stake, appoints new investment manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
BNP Paribas Asset Management has sold its 40% stake in Arnhem Investment Management ahead of the fund manager's closure, with the Arnhem Australian Equity Fund to be transferred to a specialist wholesale investor. On July 27, the fund's responsible ...

Airlie backs financials but wary on banks

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
Airlie Funds Management and its first pitch to retail investors includes an investment thesis which currently excludes three of the big four banks from its concentrated Australian share portfolio. Magellan's acquisition of Airlie Funds Management ...

Qualitas creates LIT, enters retail market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
Real estate manager Qualitas is in the final stages of launching a listed investment trust, its first exchange-traded product and its first foray into the retail investment market. The listed investment trust (LIT) will focus on commercial real estate ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
The fintech is looking to expand its B2B robo-advice business in Australia as a part of a $13.5 million venture capital raising announced today. The series B funding was led by Taiwanese giant Cathay Financial Holdings, with participation from US-based ...

Investors drive third SCA unlisted retail fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
Investor demand is the driving force behind the launch of a third unlisted retail fund from $2.5 billion property group SCA. SCA Property Group launched SURF 3, the third iteration of its unlisted retail fund strategy SURF, as retail investors seek ...

Asset manager awards admin mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
An Australian alternative asset manager has awarded a fund administration mandate to US firm SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies marked Global Merces as its first Australian client since the acquisition of DST earlier this year. The Nasdaq-listed company ...

Fidante eyes actively managed ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
The $57 billion multi-boutique asset manager will launch a series of actively managed exchange-traded funds, starting with an actively managed fixed income ETF that it says will be the first of its kind in the Australian market. The ActiveX series is ...

Chapmans passes on blockchain investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
An ASX-listed diversified investment company has passed up the final opportunity to invest in a US-based blockchain securities trading platform where it had contractual rights to invest up to about $5.3 million (USD 4 million). In February, Chapmans ...

Magellan launches retail Australian equities fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
Magellan's acquisition of Airlie Funds Management has led to the latter launching its Australian equities fund to retail investors for the first time. The Airlie Australian Share Fund holds a concentrated portfolio of 15-35 Australian listed companies. ...