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Cbus taps ex-AustralianSuper equities chief for 'critical role'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... said. "We are particularly impressed with Justin's deep expertise across asset allocation, asset class strategies, and derivatives. Justin is a seasoned and high calibre investor who will bring extensive experience and insight to the Cbus team," Chatfield ...

Institutional investors embracing crypto: GDF

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... tokens. Further, GDF's study indicates that financial institutions trading with cryptocurrencies are most likely to use derivatives, with 40% doing so compared with 31% using spot and 39% using a combination of both. GDF executive director Elise Soucie ...

London-based boutique opens fund to local investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... markets; and "Diversifiers" strategies that offer steady returns over a market cycle by accessing mispricing's in derivatives markets. Atlantic House co-founder Andrew Lakeman said that investors are increasingly seeking alternatives that offer substantial ...

Future Fund hires Fortlake investments deputy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... by hiring chief strategy officer Tiffany Heath. Heath split her last 18 years between Goldman Sachs and UBS running derivatives execution and clearing for Australia and New Zealand. "Humbled to join the incredibly talented team, achieving outstanding ...

NGS Super refreshes investment team, promotes three

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
... these teams but also assumes leadership of the liquid alternatives function. Before NGS Super, Mi traded in forex derivatives and fixed income for financial services firms based in Australia and China. As head of ESG and responsible investment, Skye ...

AustralianSuper bears brunt of complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... which closed at case management stage. Advice Essentials and Madison Financial Group received eight complaints each. Derivatives and hedging securities comprised most of the complaints in the investments and advice sectors. Many of the firms linked to ...

NZ Super Fund names acting chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... to the fund's returns. Prior to joining the Guardians, Bacchus worked for Goldman Sachs JBWere (NZ) as director of derivatives and as a vice president at Merrill Lynch in London, with a focus on structured credit derivatives. Current chief investment ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of XTrade

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of retail over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives issuer XTrade. XTrade offered clients opportunities to trade in contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange contracts ...

J.P. Morgan hit with $775k penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... are real world consequences for this sort of behaviour which is why tackling manipulation in energy and commodities derivatives markets has been an ASIC priority," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Farmers use these contracts to manage wheat price ...

Australian Retirement Trust applies new investment exclusion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... most recent year of financial reporting," the fund said. ART said the screening does not apply to pooled vehicles or derivatives, which may have indirect exposure to companies involved in the mining of thermal coal. The fund added that it will rely on ...