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ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... proceedings." For example, in a case concerning high-risk offers, ASIC discovered a provider intending to initiate a retail securities lending program that would have automatically enrolled clients without any vetting and proposed a fee structure disproportionately ...

Superhero Super swallows Smartsave, overhauls offerings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... charges an additional $1 per week administration fee. Members can invest in ASX 300 stocks, 200 ETFs, LICs and hybrid securities. Members will no longer be required to hold a minimum cash balance (currently 2% of overall investments but subject to a ...

Morningstar cops greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... in which the Morningstar International Shares (Unhedged) Fund acquired-and within approximately two weeks divested-securities that were inconsistent with its exclusionary screens for controversial weapons exposure." "The error was identified in the ordinary ...

Income fund shuttered by Equity Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... and its aim was to provide returns greater than the 1-Year Bank Bill Swap Rate plus 4% while investing in ASX-listed securities including hybrid securities, bonds, fixed interest securities, bank shares, property trusts, high-yielding industrial shares ...

Betashares launches cash plus managed fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... offers investors access to a diversified portfolio that includes Australian dollar cash and short-term money market securities. According to Betashares, most money market securities in the portfolio have a maturity of three months or less and are issued ...

BNP Paribas acquires HSBC's hedge fund admin business

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
BNP Paribas Securities Services has signed an exclusive agreement to take on HSBC's hedge fund administration business. The transfer of services from HSBC to BNP Paribas will involve the integration of certain employees within BNP Paribas' expert teams ...

SEC sues Kraken exchange again

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Kraken Crypto Exchange for operating its trading platform as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency. According to the SEC, Kraken has made hundreds of millions ...

MA Financial issues first RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
MA Financial's lending business, MA Money, has completed its inaugural residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issuance, amounting to $500 million. The transaction was initially launched at $400 million but was later increased due to high demand ...

ASIC strips institutional broker's AFSL

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... obligations" by this deadline. First City was previously permitted to provide financial product advice and deal in securities for wholesale clients.

CQS sold to Manulife Investment Management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... investment officer for the credit division Craig Scordellis, and senior partner and chief executive for asset-backed securities (ABS) Jason Walker. The $955 billion (CAD $845 billion) Manulife said both its clients and CQS's will gain access to enhanced ...