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ASIC industry levy to increase

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... are unfairly attributed to the current population of financial advisers, particularly as the stockbroking and listed securities advice sector has an "exemplary record as regards the handling of customer complaints". In the recent AFCA complaint statistics ...

New emerging markets ESG fund at Dimensional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... manager has launched the Emerging Markets Sustainability Trust. The new fund will invest in more than 1000 individual securities across 24 emerging market countries, accounting for about 13% of total global market capitalisation and about a third of ...

CSLR raises concern among advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... narrow". Draft documents mention financial advisers, credit providers, credit intermediaries, insurance distributors, and securities dealers. However, deposit products, superannuation funds and managed investment schemes are excluded. The financial advice ...

Greenwashing scrutiny needed: Evergreen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... misleading and deceptive conduct and false and misleading statements apply in relation to financial products such as securities or interests in funds," Armour said. "Accordingly, we encourage boards to look out for any greenwashing - and to ask whether ...

IFM airport bid falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
... unfolds." The conditions of the consortium's offer had included that UniSuper, which holds 15% of Sydney Airport's securities, agree to reinvest its equity interest in the consortium's holding vehicle.

Super fund awards first ESG mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... $125 million via its Global Fixed Income ESG Fund, comprising investments in sovereigns, corporates and asset-backed securities. This is the first ESG mandate the super fund has awarded and, as First Super implements a Responsible Investing Policy, has ...

Demand soars for global equities ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... which took in nearly $5 billion in the first half of 2021. This is according to a joint analysis by the Australian Securities Exchange and Vanguard, which found that global equity ETFs were the asset class of choice for Australian investors. Aussie equity ...

Mirae appoints local chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
The $280 billion Korean asset manager has appointed the former chief executive of ETF Securities to lead its Australian office and a former Coolabah executive to head operations. Kris Walesby has joined as chief executive for Australia and Oliver Reynolds ...

VanEck launches active ETF with Sydney boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... first externally managed active ETF in partnership with a Sydney credit boutique. The VanEck Bentham Global Capital Securities Active ETF (Managed Fund) (ASX: GCAP) invests in Tier 1 (AT1) securities, contingent convertibles and subordinated debt securities. ...

VanEck opens Perth office

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... VanEck Australia is staffing its Perth office with Danica Warren as a business development manager, who joins from FIIG Securities. It has also added three business development associates to its Sydney office. Angus Fowler joins from Switzer Group where ...