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Mayfair 101 in damage control

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Embattled Mayfair 101 has attempted to set the record straight, hitting out at claims chief executive James Mawhinney may attempt to flee the country and at Vasco Trustees over its handling of the IPO Wealth Fund. ASIC asked the Federal Court last week ...

ASIC winds up illegal land banking scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
The Federal Court has made orders to wind up an investment group which swindled 270 investors of more than $10 million in an illegal unregistered land banking scheme. ASIC will wind up Askk Investment Group following an extensive investigation. The ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Is this the new normal cycle? The cycle of coronavirus cycling its way around the world and infection, containment through social distancing and lockdowns, easing of restrictions, and back to infection - the second wave? This cycle hit home when the ...

Sales, reporting top buy-side pandemic struggles

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
A June survey of 250 capital markets executives found buy-side firms saw sales and reporting as the biggest challenge during COVID-19,while sell-side firms struggled most with trading and risk functions. FIS, which commissioned Longitude Partners to ...

Schroders appoints head of private debt

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Schroders has hired from RBC to appoint a head of private debt for Australia, as it builds out a private assets offering for local investors. Nicole Kidd was previously RBC's head of corporate banking Australia and institutional client management ...

Future Super ramps up direct equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has increased its exposure to direct equities while staying true to its investment strategy. The fund has traditionally had almost all of its Australian equities exposure through the BetaShares Australian Sustainability ...

Praemium shows growth in crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Praemium has posted a positive full-year result despite the impacts of global headwinds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The platform provider saw a 26% increase in global funds under administration to $20.3 billion, a 14% increase in revenue to $51.2 ...

Bloomberg launches ESG ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Bloomberg has launched proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, which it says will help to provide transparent, data driven insights into company performance. Initially, Bloomberg will offer environmental and social scores for ...

Cash earnings fall, MLC sale pending: NAB

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
National Australia Bank has reported a 7% fall in cash earnings to $1.55 billion for the third quarter, as the bank confirms it is still "actively exploring" options for the sale of its wealth management business. While a public market exit for the ...

Advisers bolt to cash, gold

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Advisers seeking to de-risk portfolios have sparked mass inflows to defensive assets and an almost equal amount in outflows of riskier assets, namely Australian equities. The BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA) and ETF Securities Physical ...