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Retirement portfolios need a rethink: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... volatility over the past decade," Birtles said. The research said it is incorrect to assume that growth assets are 'high risk' and all defensive assets 'low risk' as the attractiveness of asset classes is significantly different when viewed through the ...

Carnegie launches second crypto fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
MH Carnegie & Co has launched its second crypto fund, with a new market-neutral strategy. The MHC Digital Market Neutral Fund is aimed at Australian wholesale investors looking to take advantage of inefficiencies within the cryptocurrency, blockchain ...

ASIC increases short selling surveillance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... impending publication of a short report may amount to possession of inside information, it said, noting that there is high risk that possessing such information could breach insider trading prohibitions. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said investors ...

Mayfair found to have misled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
ASIC's court action against Mayfair 101 has been successful, with the Federal Court finding its advertisements for debenture products were misleading. The court found Mayfair Wealth Partners trading as Mayfair Platinum, Online Investments trading as ...

ATO targets SMSF fraud

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... previous year. Of these, around 220 were picked up by risk models which resulted in several of the funds being deemed too high risk and stopped from registering. "This resulted in an estimated $126 million in retirement savings being stopped from being ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... investors will be particularly concerned by the findings that more than 50% of companies in the 2020 Index are classified as high risk in the 'working conditions' category, and 70% are classed as high risk in the 'antibiotics use' category. "A lack of ...

Contango approves new WCM strategy

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... interest of "long-suffering CIE shareholders". He argued the strategy shift would expose investors to currency risk and a high risk of further capital loss, and would also result in an increase in management fees from 0.95% to 1.40%. The proposal will ...

Financial institution charged over Epstein scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... resolved today, Deutsche Bank failed to adequately monitor the activity of customers that the bank itself deemed to be high risk. Lacewell said despite knowing Epstein's criminal history, the bank "inexcusably" failed to detect or prevent millions ...

Foreign exchange broker banned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... despite there being no reasonable grounds for making this representation, particularly given that investing in CFDs is high risk. ASIC also alleged that Marsh told clients they could reduce the risk of incurring trading losses if they increased deposits ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... submission called for taxation to consider Australia's aging population which will likely see migration away from high risk assets, such as equities, to fixed income. "The current global events help to demonstrate the lack of access and investment ...