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Capital raisings top $27bn, dividends down $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... $4 billion and industrials at over $3 billion. The vast majority of raisings, 91%, were for financial flexibility and liquidity, while the remaining 9% were for expansionary capex.

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... on a rating of BBB-, the lowest investment-grade rung. The ratings agency said moves by the US central bank to pump liquidity into the market through corporate bond purchases may help buffer the market. "The Federal Reserve's April 9 announcement that ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... geopolitical events posed a risk to their portfolios and a fifth of respondents (19%) expressed concern about low yields, while liquidity issues were also cited by 17%. Louise Watson, managing director and head of distribution for Australia at Natixis ...

ASIC warns funds to clean up adverts

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... their risk of capital loss, and giving investors the impression that they can withdraw money on short notice, where the liquidity of the fund assets doesn't support the claim. It did not name the responsible entities or the funds it asked to take correction ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... particularly small firms, are very uncertain. As the immediate support measures are withdrawn, some businesses will face liquidity concerns, which could easily transform into questions about solvency. Dangers of un-coordinated action by creditors could ...

New private trades platform for family offices

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... institutional solution that provides a path for families to overcome the inherent challenges of seeking primary and secondary liquidity in private markets." ShareNett allows non-us investors to join their network, meaning Australian HNWs can get access ...

CMC Markets introduces derivatives platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... trades will be directed via smart order routers to a range of venues including both displayed (lit) and non-displayed liquidity (dark) primary exchanges and MTFs, among other execution venues.

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... down just 6.1%... and get this, the Nasdaq composite index has rallied to new record highs! Certainly, the flood of liquidity from central banks and government treasuries are underpinning equity market performance. So are equity purchases due to TINA ...

Family office backs fixed income fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... office takes an equity stake in a new fixed income execution fintech. KPY Pty Ltd has made a cornerstone investment in Liquidity Cube, an ASIC-regulated fixed income execution market and analytics provider which got its Australian markets licence in ...

Senator criticises lazy super system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... went on to say she doesn't believe it's accurate to say the ERS is the reason for concerns around super fund liquidity. "If $14.5 billion has come out of super, putting that into perspective, it's about half of 1% of the entire system... ...