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Rural FM dupes investors: Short-seller

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
An activist short-seller has valued Rural Funds Management's agricultural fund as "ultimately worthless," alleging it is falsifying accounts and over-inflating assets. Bonitas is accusing RFM, the responsible entity for ASX-listed Rural Funds Group ...

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
How low can they go? Be afraid, be very afraid. A great number of investors are buying into the relative safety of long-term government bonds despite their dwindling yields, and in the case of the Japanese and Eurozone 10-year government bonds, negative ...

AFA, FPA slam haste in ending grandfathered commissions

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have both criticised the time frame given to phase out grandfathered commissions. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced earlier this week legislation ...

Patersons launches first SMAs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
Patersons Securities has launched its first separately managed account offerings. The stockbroking and wealth management firm released two SMA models this week. The models had previously been run by Patersons as in-house model portfolios. It is the ...

AFCA looks to expand senior ranks

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is on the hunt for a new chief operating officer. The successful applicant will work with other ombudsmen and senior executives to develop and execute the organisational strategy and initiatives necessary ...

ASIC sues ANZ over unlawful fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
The corporate regulator is suing ANZ, alleging the bank unlawfully charged customers certain periodic fees exceeding $50 million. ASIC estimates the total gross loss to customers is in excess of $50 million for 1.3 million occasions of unlawfully charged ...

HUB24 launches multi-currency functionality

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
Investment managers are now able to include up to 10 foreign currencies when implementing managed portfolio investment strategies on HUB24 with the platform's new multi-currency functionality. The new function will be available within international ...

Sam Henderson cops ASIC ban

KANIKA SOOD, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
The corporate regulator has banned high-profile financial adviser Sam Henderson, whose inappropriate financial advice was laid bare the in Royal Commission public hearings last year. The Sydney-based adviser was banned from providing financial services ...

Active, passive investing continues to confuse: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
Active and passive management are still confusing investors, according to Natixis Investment Managers. Latest research from the global investment giant shows just over two thirds of surveyed investors across the globe understand the difference between ...

Keybridge shareholder threatens board spill

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
A shareholder of Keybridge Capital says its board is "effectively deadlocked" on key decisions, and is asking all directors to voluntarily resign and put themselves up for re-election by shareholders. Bentley Capital owns about 20% of Keybridge Capital ...