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AFCA tightens wholesale investor remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
It may be tougher for wholesale investors looking to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to help resolve a dispute as the authority tightens its rules on how it assesses their complaints. AFCA will shortly update its operational guidelines ...

Institutional investor tips $30m into new Mantis offer

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... transaction and deal type. Meanwhile, its convertible bond arbitrage strategy seeks to buy "long" a convertible security and sell "short" a portion of the underlying stock into which the convertible security may be exercised, in instances where its models ...

APAC looks to data-driven future: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... companies are currently investing in developing talent, strengthening cybersecurity, and improving data governance. Over the short to medium term, the focus will shift to cloud storage, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI), Helyar said. "The study ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... increased by 138 basis points (bps) over the year, reaching 12%, signalling the highest figure in five years. However, it fell short of the 13.6% return in FY17, the last time the earnings record was achieved. PwC explained that this is attributable ...

Decade-long ban reduced for former adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
A former financial adviser who was jailed for breaching COVID-19 border restrictions to attend the AFL Grand Final had his ASIC banning order reduced. Mark Babbage, who was an authorised representative of Wealthsure and Capstone Financial Planning ...

Insurers drop allocation to risk assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... particular interest in government bonds and private debt, ranking these as their top two areas of focus. Meanwhile, cash and short-term fixed interest saw the biggest decline, with 23% looking to decrease allocation, followed by global high yield, which ...

Prime Value launches retirement living fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
Prime Value Asset Management is launching its second fund that invests in retirement villages targeting sophisticated investors in mid-November. The Prime Value Retirement Living Fund 2 will invest in four properties based in Victoria that have about ...

XTBs to be delisted following collapse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
Equity Trustees has given notice that it intends to wind up the trust that underlies the collapsed Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC), requesting Cboe Australia allow it to delist its exchange-traded bond (XTB) products. Cboe has agreed in principle ...

Government must revise infra pipeline: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... something like 150 projects to about 800 projects announced by our predecessors, there was a lot of announcements but a bit short on delivery," he said. "And because of the pressures in the labour market, and the pressures on building costs and other ...

Regal Partners acquires PM Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... capabilities. "Paul Moore and his highly experienced investment team are well-recognised as one of Australia's leading long / short equity and fixed income managers, with a strong track record of successfully managing capital for investors for over 25 ...