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Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
'Goldilocks' soft-landing view, deteriorating consumer health and a poor growth outlook this Australian reporting season hints at a hard landing. "After digesting the latest information from reporting season results and company meetings our analysis ...

Managed account FUM closes in on $200bn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... "The investment markets have recorded improved growth in the second half of 2023 with a 7.6% increase in the value of the ASX / S&P 200 Accumulation Index, giving an annual growth rate of 12.11% in 2023," Milliman practice leader, Australia Victor Huang ...

WAM Leaders, QV Equities to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
WAM Leaders (ASX: WLE) is set to acquire QV Equities (ASX: QVE), about six weeks on from the former's initial announcement. In January, WAM Leaders said it intended to make an off-market takeover bid for QV Equities; associated entities already own ...

ASX-listed companies flock to private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
The latest ASX monthly activity report shows a trend of more delistings than new market entries, indicative of a shift towards private markets. The total ASX-listed companies dropped from 2289 in February last year to 2183 in February 2024, a near 1% ...

InvestSMART launches investing platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
InvestSMART has launched a white label online investing platform and appointed Rask Invest as its first external investment manager. Under this partnership, Rask Invest's clients will now have their funds managed within three Rask investment portfolios ...

ASX settles $1.05m fine for transparency failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
ASX has settled a $1.05 million penalty after an ASIC investigation found it failed to meet pre-trade transparency rules on 8417 occasions from April 2019 to December 2022. The rules mandate that ASX disclosure specific order details on its trading ...

Advisers show growing interest in ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
VanEck chief executive and managing director of Asia Pacific Arian Neiron has reported an increase in interest from financial advisers and brokers for a Bitcoin ETF on the ASX. Since the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 Bitcoin ...

Low investor demand sees equities funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
An Australian equities fund from a global manager and an emerging markets equities offering from a local boutique will both be terminated. Both T. Rowe Price and Paradice Investment Management are shuttering funds, citing investors' best interests. ...

Count completes Diverger acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
Count has finalised the acquisition of Diverger as the latter officially delists from the ASX today. The group now has 590 financial advisers and funds under advice (FUA) of $29.9 billion. Count chief executive Hugh Humphrey said: "An important strategic ...

'ASX Wolf' Tyson Scholz bankrupt in ASIC crackdown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
ASIC has secured sequestration orders against finfluencer Tyson Scholz, the self-proclaimed 'ASX Wolf,' effectively declaring him bankrupt. The corporate regulator sought sequestration orders against Scholz for not paying Federal Court-mandated costs ...
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