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BetaShares launches hybrids ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... follows Active Australian Hybrids Fund (managed fund) (ASX: HBRD), which recently crossed the $1 billion. "Record low interest rates present a significant challenge for investors seeking income. Our new ETF offers attractive income, but only holds hybrids ...

UBS adds fixed income portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... in 2016 Euromoney Survey on EM sovereign research. "We are confident that Tom's knowledge of macroeconomics, interest rates and foreign exchange will significantly bolster the existing portfolio management team and will further strengthen our existing ...

Latitude IPOs despite spotted past

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... Latitude "a company that seems to specialise in driving people into the debt", due to Latitude's credit cards having interest rates as high as 24.99%. In 2019, Latitude was one of the companies named by ASIC in a review that found unacceptable sales ...

CBA to pay $7m for overcharged interest

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
The Federal Court has imposed a $7 million penalty on Commonwealth Bank for charging higher interest rates on business overdraft accounts than what it advised its customers over a four-year period. Following an investigation by ASIC, CBA admitted to ...

ASIC cracks down on binary options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... of a specified event in a defined timeframe. For example, a binary option might pay out if a central bank lowers interest rates or the price of goal hits a certain level within a certain timeframe. There is also counterparty risk in binary option trading ...

New hybrids ETF on Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Hybrid Fund (EHF1) invests in Australian hybrids and interest rate securities, targeting a return over short-term interest rates over a three-year period. "We believe the hybrid market offers opportunities for active investors as it is inherently inefficient. ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Uncle Sam would be paying higher interest payments on its increased debt and it could also force the Fed to raise interest rates sooner than promised to prevent runaway inflation.

Computershare to buy Wells Fargo corporate trust business

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... a top four market position, a platform for ongoing growth and increased leverage to long term growth trends and interest rates," Computershare chief executive Stuart Irving said. "The acquisition allows us to integrate CTS's deep client relationships ...

AustralianSuper adds gold ETF to menu

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... aware of its overall value in their investments and we expect support for gold to be strong in the coming year as interest rates remain at record lows." GOLD was the first gold-backed ETP in the world when it launched in 2003. It is backed by physical ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... leg of Financial Standard's Adviser Big Day Out tour, Pengana Capital equity analyst Ryan Fisher said near zero-interest rates is perpetuating the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. "The zero-interest rate policy was absolutely the appropriate ...