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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 ...

Court approves wind up of Prospero Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... ASIC has been investigating Prospero Markets for non-compliance with its AFSL conditions and obligations as an OTC derivatives issuer. The regulator said it has been contacted by Prospero Markets clients who are concerned about the return of their funds ...

Pendal shutters costly equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... securities and convertible preference shares that offer above average income returns and may also hold cash and may use derivatives, Morningstar's analysis read. Minimum investment amount was $500,000. Portfolio manager Jim Taylor has overseen the fund ...

ASIC takes further action on Prospero

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... Australia's biggest-ever money-laundering operations. Former officers and responsible managers of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives issuer Prospero are embroiled in Australian Federal Police's investigation into seven syndicate members who allegedly ...