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Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... "made false and misleading statements and engaged in conduct liable to mislead the public in representing that all securities in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ...

HUB24 unveils new data feeds

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... enabling financial advisers to report on clients' other investments including cash accounts and term deposits, listed securities, managed funds, direct property, and other assets. HUB24 chief product and innovation officer Craig Apps said the new features ...

State Street brings Fund Connect ETF Portal to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... from economies of scale." Prior to October 2021, the Fund Connect platform was only available to issuers receiving securities services from State Street. It has been part of State Street's offering for close to two decades now.

AAC at centre of billionaire insider trading scheme

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... orchestrating a "brazen insider trading scheme." Lewis, founder of investment firm Tavistock Group, is facing 16 counts of securities fraud and three counts of conspiracy. Federal prosecutors have alleged that, between 2013 and 2021, the 86-year-old ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... "made false and misleading statements and engaged in conduct liable to mislead the public in representing that all securities in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ...

Wealth management ecosystem at critical inflection point: Citi

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... onboarding, client services, reporting and data, and compliance, regulatory and tax reporting. Citi global head of securities services Okan Pekin commented: "The emergence of new technologies demands for a native digital client experience and the largest ...

Monochrome files for first Bitcoin ETF in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... access to this asset class with the appropriate financial services protections," Yew said. Meanwhile, in the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been actively reviewing several applications for spot Bitcoin ETFs. Among the recent acknowledgements ...

ASX consultation: Time to say goodbye to mFund?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... level compared to other structures, and the ability to implement a wide variety of different underlying assert classes, securities, and investment strategies within the structure. Nevertheless, given the current state of play, ASX sees a strong case ...

Bentham opens fund to retail investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... for a minimum of $10,000. Launched over six years ago, the fund invests in a multi-sector global portfolio of credit securities, including global high-yield bonds, global syndicated loans, investment-grade securities, global capital securities, asset-backed ...

ASIC permanently bans David Sutton

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... corporations for five years. The regulator also cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of McFaddens Securities, now known by its previous name APC Securities. ASIC's doubts surfaced following Sutton's conduct in making offers of investment ...