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Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... supports the development of a central bank digital currency, which the Federal Reserve is already consulting on. In late January the bank released a discussion paper weighing the pros and cons of introducing such a currency. Following Biden's move ...

ASIC sets adviser exam dates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, saw 52% of the 2129 advisers successfully pass. ASIC took over FASEA's remit on January 1. The pass rate continues to deteriorate from as high as 88% at one point. This has gradually declined to 69% and 60%. ...

Ironbark brings new global small companies fund to Aussie investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... targets technology, healthcare, industrials/cyclicals, and consumer. The fund was first launched in the US in 2020 and, to January 2022, has achieved a net return of about 38%. The Ironbark Apis Global Small Companies Fund largely replicates Apis' ...

Advisers can help female clients 'break the bias'

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... conducted several studies in market when it comes to the financial independence of women. Its latest study, completed in January this year, found that many women still feel trapped by their financial situation, and lack the confidence or knowledge to ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
The negative returns for equities in January may not have been the biggest problem for super funds, with the size of the value premium seen posing a significant risk to investors with actively managed growth style portfolios. Latest analysis from Rainmaker ...

ASIC consults on FSCP sittings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... submission. The passage of the Better Advice Bill gave the FSCP its own legislative functions and powers, which took effect on 1 January 2022, to address financial adviser misconduct. The panel in February named 31 part-time members who came from various ...

EG, SIGMA to deliver Tasmanian distribution facility

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... in Bridgewater, Tasmania. Bridgewater is a newly formed industrial estate located 22 kilometres from the Hobart CBD. In January, Brighton Council approved the Development Application for the site that is currently vacant land located at Lots 20, 21 and ...

ESG funding booms in Australia: Calastone

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... Global Fund Flow Index from Calastone. In an analysis covering over half a million buy and sell orders every month from January 2019, Calastone's index found that the net new capital invested in ESG equity funds more than quadrupled year-on-year (+338%) ...

Former Hostplus investors tapped for VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
Having just launched their own shop in January, two former members of the industry fund's private equity team have been mandated to run the newly created Victorian Startup Capital Fund (VSCF). Neil Stanford and Brighid Pappin opened the doors to V-Ignite ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... VIX index - the "fear gauge" - has soared by 7.7% to 31.02 on the aforementioned headlines (its highest level since late January this year). Consequently, world equity market indices and bond prices have been going down. We've been through this before. ...