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Regulator issues interim stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... funds are exposed to a very high-risk strategy that generates absolute returns by trading in listed equities and by using short selling, leverage and derivatives, ASIC explained. The managed fund invested in property development projects is subject to ...

Perpetual promotes Anthony Aboud

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
... highly regarded investor with extensive experience in the Australian market, including particular expertise in managing long/short portfolios. "Anthony's appointment comes at a time when the team has never been stronger - with depth and breadth across ...

Equity Trustees wins ClearLife mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... invests primarily in a portfolio of securities listed on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges - taking both long and short positions. The fund aims to deliver risk-adjusted returns over the RBA cash rate over the medium to long term. The fund ...

AustralianSuper announces leadership shakeup

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
The super fund's total portfolio management, asset allocation and research teams will be brought together into one team, under head of asset allocation Alister Barker. Barker has held senior investment positions with AustralianSuper since 2008 and ...

Increased scrutiny on private credit

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
The lending market maintains a cautionary tone amidst inflation and interest rate rises, according to Hamilton Lane head of global investment strategy and co-head of investments Drew Schardt. "Over the past couple of years, in the lead-up to the onset ...

FPA, AFA merger talks continue

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
The proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has entered into the second round of member consultation. Recently, members have been invited to complete a survey to help ...

Pinnacle's performance fee revenue could plummet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... fees not being earned. However, Pinnacle said that shareholders should note that performance can vary significantly over short periods of time. "From a longer-term perspective, over the five years to 31 October 2022, 85% of Pinnacle Affiliate strategies ...

National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
Australian women on average earnt almost $26,600 less than men between 2021 and 2022. Data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) titled 2021-22 Employer Census revealed progress to close the gap has stalled and remains at 22.8%. Alarmingly ...

ASIC abandons $500k SMSF threshold

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... achieve considerably lower net investment returns. "Therefore, unless a large contribution will be made into the SMSF within a short timeframe after the fund is set up, it's unlikely starting an SMSF with a balance of less than $200,000 is consistent ...

RBA bumps up cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
... coming," he said. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham commented: "Just like the move itself, the [RBA] statement was fairly short, benign and introduced little that was new. The statement suggested that the RBA's forecasts are unchanged since its full ...