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APRA, ASIC provide annual update

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have released their annual engagement update for 2021. Reinforcing Australia's twin peaks model of regulation, the agencies said they ...

Longo's ASIC less aggressive: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... tough new regulatory approaches to fight scams, increase digital security and boost investor trust. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also taken a tougher regulatory approach under the new presidency. The SEC director of enforcement ...

Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... January 2022. In response to the report, a BT Funds Management spokesperson stated that the Westpac owned fund "excludes securities where industries or activities undertaken breach our ESG exclusions framework." "This includes nuclear weapons activities ...

LIC appoints former Wallaby as director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... Citigroup, which included leading the corporate equity broking division in Australia. He also worked at Bell Potter Securities as managing director of corporate broking for seven years. In 2017, ASIC banned Poidevin for five years for partaking in trading ...

Milford makes significant board appointment

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... Global Business Council. Walker held previous senior governance positions within the banking, funds management and securities industries, including chair of ASB Bank, chair of Commonwealth Securities (CommSec), guardian and chair of New Zealand Superannuation ...

ETF Securities, 21Shares partner for Australia's first crypto ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
ETF Securities and 21Shares are partnering to launch Australia's first direct Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and a best-in-class blockchain research and education centre. Subject to regulatory approvals, the ETFS 21Shares Bitcoin ETF and ETFS 21Shares Ethereum ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... to the SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund and switch to tracking the Dow Jones Global Select ESG Real Estate Securities Index which uses the GRESB real estate ESG assessment. Meanwhile, WEMG will change its name to the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ...

GQG Partners launches income strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... invest in dividend-paying companies with attractively priced future growth prospects, primarily focusing on large-cap securities in developed and emerging markets. "Utilising our forward-looking quality approach, we saw an opportunity to provide a differentiated ...

Schroders launches Schroder Australian Equity Long Short Fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... outperform the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index after fees over the medium to long term by investing in, or short selling securities in, a broad range of listed equities in Australian and New Zealand. The fund may also invest up to 10%of its assets internationally. ...

Retirees require 3.3% drawdown: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... safe withdrawal rates come from portfolios that hold 30% to 60% stock positions. "This occurs not because fixed-income securities are expected to perform particularly well but instead because of stocks' volatility. When equities post gains that exceed ...