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ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... defunct advice licensees; continuing to charge fees on deregistered company accounts; and selling on credit card and flexi-loan debt with incorrect interest rates. This is the first time ASIC has filed multiple proceedings against one entity at the same ...

WA government seeks to improve WA's ESG outcomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... considering the state as an investment destination. The pack has been developed primarily to inform investors in WA government debt securities of key policy commitments and actions currently in progress that are addressing the key environmental and social ...

Downward fee trend hits ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... high yield strategies saw median fees decrease by 15% since 2017, bfinance reported, while fees for blended emerging market debt strategies decreased by 10% in the same period. Multi-sector fixed income also saw the median fee decrease by 15% since 2017. ...

LICs, LITs move away from Aussie equities

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... investors exposure to global equities, Asian markets, infrastructure and alternative assets such as private equity and private debt and fixed income. The total LIC and LIT sector has grown from $39.6 billion to $55.8 billion since 2017 and was up 40.9% ...

ASIC files contempt application against Mawhinney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... issued a statement to media saying that Mayfair 101 was commencing its "rebuilding strategy". "Mayfair 101 built a successful debt-funded business by giving investors a meaningful return in an environment of low interest rates and investing in a hands-on ...

Super funds up offshore investments: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... increase their exposure to international equities. As a whole, funds are seeking opportunities in unlisted assets across debt, real estate and infrastructure. NAB markets executive general manager Drew Bradford said that currency is now the biggest investment ...

Pallas launches debt facility

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
Pallas Capital launched a new trust that provides loans to the commercial real estate sector. Backed by Pallas and Credit Suisse, the Pallas Funding Trust lends between $1 million and $10 million to medium-sized commercial real estate borrowers. The ...

Portfolio holdings disclosure a failure: Morningstar

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... funds will only have to disclose the name of the fund manager, obscuring whether the investment was in Australian government debt or emerging- market bonds. The disclosures around cash holdings are so unclear that funds will not have to disclose whether ...

The search for income outside defensive assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... total returns, but investors must withstand higher volatility to harness those returns." Doyle pointed to emerging market debt, Australian equities, high yield corporate bonds and emerging market currency and said these may play an important role in ...

Plan For Life names insurance award winners

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... the Innovation Technology Award went to Insuranceline and the Innovation Product Award went to HCF Life. MLC Life won the Debt Insurance award and AAMI won the Customer Online Experience Award. From the health and wellness category, TAL Life won the ...