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Aussie small-cap fund returns 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... Resources Fund (45% p.a.), Perpetual Geared Australian Share Fund (44.8%), First Sentier Wholesale Geared Global Property Securities Fund (44% p.a.) and Lendlease Australian Prime Property Industrial (41.1% p.a.) make up the top 10. Five out of the 10 ...

ASIC to strengthen market integrity rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... trading controls, business continuity planning and change management. Other specific changes include amendments to the Securities Markets Rules. In this change initiative, the retail client adviser accreditation regime has been repealed, and the rules ...

Vanguard suspends trading in Russian securities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
Vanguard has suspended the purchasing of Russian securities from all its actively managed funds and is also working to divest passive holdings. In a statement, Vanguard said its total exposure to Russia only accounts for about 0.01% of client assets ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... now, that is. Enter, direct indexing. In its simplest form, direct indexing involves directly investing in the actual securities that make up an index. This approach is dissimilar from investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), that track an index or ...

Moomoo launches down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... million Australians have investments in direct shares and yet only 15% of Australian shareholders own international securities having been isolated from overseas markets due to a lack of existing affordable and accessible brokers offering international ...

HSBC nabs State Street veteran

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... is kept up to date on the latest HSBC capabilities." Scholfield commented: "HSBC's global network and impressive securities services footprint were key considerations when accepting my role and I look forward to working with the team to expand this ...

Super funds drop Russian assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... somewhat hampered by the Russian Central Bank ordering market brokers to reject foreign clients trying to sell Russian securities," Hostplus said. A spokesperson for Cbus said that since 2018 the fund had been taking additional action to limit exposure ...

New digital asset fund launched

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... with minimal directional risk. As rational investors seeking the best returns for our risk, we use derivatives and securities lending to optimise outcomes for our clients. We are investing in the future and see digital assets as the next decade's single ...

Implemented Portfolios launches ESG models

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... advisers and investors alike. The ESG Aware Model Portfolios are a suite of investment options comprising ETFs and securities that exhibit positive ESG characteristics. Now available alongside both Implemented Portfolios' existing ETF and Direct Equity ...

Mirae to launch local ETF suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... has some 91 products on offer. Mirae chief executive for Australia Kris Walesby, the former chief executive of ETF Securities who joined the firm in July 2021, will prioritise his efforts in rapidly building Global X in Australia, starting with financial ...