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Investment

Investor population rises for global equities

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Young Australians have flocked to trade listed investments for the first time, having set their sights on global equities, new research shows.

Boutique buys back Montgomery stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
A global long/short equities boutique is branching out on its own, as it buys back Montgomery's stake in its business.

No more easy 6% returns: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
Despite the fairly sunny economic outlook, lower investment returns are a reality that institutional investors will have to grapple with, according to Fidelity International.

OpenMarkets raises $10m, moves up ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
OpenMarkets is set to list later this year, having secured $10 million in a pre-IPO fund raise as it overtook CMC Markets as second-largest retail broker in Australia.

Link faces another lawsuit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
Link Market Services has been hit with another lawsuit for allegedly failing to protect more investors from the troubled Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF).

AMP Capital severs ties with global equities unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
AMP Capital will offload its $653 million global equities capability to a Canadian fund manager for an undisclosed figure.

Mainstream to be acquired for $170m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
Mainstream has announced it entered a scheme of implementation deed with Vistra to acquire 100% of the company for an implied value of $170 million.

Aware Super, Macquarie to acquire Vocus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
Vocus Group is set to be acquired by Aware Super and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), with Vocus confirming it has entered a $4.5 billion agreement with the consortium.

BetaShares eyes expansion with new shareholder

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
BetaShares chief Alex Vynokur says the firm is open to acquisitions, listing its ETFs overseas and adding a retirement income product, as it brings on a US private equity investor

Mayfair 101 wins case, questions remain

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
A physical education teacher turned property investor has lost a suit against Mayfair 101, but the details of the case demonstrate how novice investors could be confused by the firm's marketing.