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Finfluencer failed to disclose paid promotions, says regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... promoted securities issued by them. He failed to disclose the payments and engaged in investor relations on behalf of those companies, as defined by the Securities Act. "Floreani presented himself as knowledgeable and sophisticated in finance and investment ...

Escala launches alternatives platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... economic activity worldwide, creating long-term tailwinds for investment in this space. As the number of publicly listed companies declines globally, the opportunity set in private markets continues to expand. Private investments are no longer just a ...

FNZ faces revolt from employee shareholders

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... and management to their concerns. With FNZ domiciled in New Zealand, there are potential violations of the New Zealand Companies Act 1993." The group of employees also believe that such actions "highlight significant conflicts of interest within the ...

MFS expands Australian offering with contrarian strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... Contrarian Capital global investment strategy, which seeks to identify divergences between the price and value of large-cap companies experiencing controversy or are in transition. This includes companies that may be navigating events such as corporate ...

ASX launches review into shareholder approvals

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... US-based Azek, it decided to launch the review into shareholder approval requirements for mergers and takeovers of listed companies undertaking a significant transaction. The ASX allowed James Hardie to proceed with a $14 billion transaction without ...

TWC bolsters investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... earnings and returns regardless of accounting methods, currencies, and geographies to provide a precise picture of how companies are performing. The boutique said the goal is to break away from conventional metrics, like EPS growth and price-to-earnings ...

REITs see best start versus equities in a decade: Principal AM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... "relatively insulated" from tariffs and other Trump policies. He said while tariffs have no direct impact on listed REIT companies, the indirect effects are harder to predict, given the pace and unpredictability of the Trump administration's trade ...

Australian equity fund manager in a league of its own: Mercer survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... period was 14.5% per annum. In its March 2025 quarterly report, Forager said around 60% of the fund's holdings were in companies with recurring and sticky revenue. Conversely, its "light on" cyclical companies, those more subject to "the vagaries of ...

Global X to launch AI infrastructure ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Global X is launching the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure ETF (ASX: AINF), which focuses on companies with exposure to data centres, energy and materials that help facilitate the adoption of AI technologies. Launching on the ASX this month, AINF ...

Pinnacle affiliate launches offshore version of smaller companies fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... launched a UCITS fund to offer a global strategy to investors in the UK, Europe, and Asia. The Langdon Global Smaller Companies Fund - UCITS gives offshore investors access to the firm's concentrated, high conviction strategy of 25-40 small companies ...