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S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
S&P Global has warned of a record number of junk bonds in June as issuance in the US high yield bond market tracks at its busiest pace. The global ratings agency said there is an expected US$23.88 billion priced through June 12, following on from May's ...

Major OneVue shareholder says IRESS bid too low

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
Billionaire investor and OneVue shareholder Alex Waislitz says IRESS's offer to acquire OVH for 40 cents a share is a far cry from the company's actual value. Waislitz's Thorney Opportunities and related companies started buying stock in ...

Rest climate change trial delayed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
Rest member Mark McVeigh's day in court with his $57 billion industry superannuation fund over its management of climate change risk has been delayed. New orders were made in the Federal Court yesterday, with the trial date pushed back from July ...

Former Fidelity wholesale head joins Sydney boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
Former head of wholesale sales for Fidelity's Australian business has joined a Sydney managed accounts provider as it looks to expand its customised SMA offering with independent financial advisers. Andrew Mathie has joined Atticus Wealth as its head ...

Sam Henderson in court over phantom degree

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
Sam Henderson's claims he had a Master of Commerce to prospective clients has seen him charged with dishonesty offences, with ASIC referring the case to the public prosecutor. ASIC this afternoon announced Henderson has been charged with three counts ...

UBS Australia launches new CBRE fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
UBS has added a new fund from CBRE Clarion to its lineup that will invest in listed and unlisted real assets for sophisticated investors in Australia. The UBS CBRE Global Real Assets Fund has a fund-of-fund structure and will invest in existing vehicles ...

Charter Hall invests in logistics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
Charter Hall announced the acquisition of a $115 million logistics property as part of two of its industrial property funds. The company secured the property for its Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund (CPIF) and Charter Hall Direct Industrial Fund No.4 ...

Global manager shuts fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
AXA Investment Managers has decided to close a $109 million fund as its largest investor pulls out. The AXA IM Global Dynamic Equity Plus fund invested in global equities and was 3.06% under its benchmark MSCI World Index ($A, unhedged) after fees for ...

FASEA unclear why advisers are quitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... FAR. About 8000 have so far sat the FASEA exam, Glenfield said. More than 3000 are registered for the June (2200) and August (1200) exams. Glenfield said that following the August exam, 50% of the ASIC FAR will have sat the exam with approximately 30% ...

MLC launches new advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
MLC has introduced a new advice business to the market, retiring the Apogee, Garvan and Meritum brands and appointing a general manager to lead the venture. Following on from the announcement in August last year that Apogee, Garvan and Meritum would ...