Inflationary landscape leaves much to consider By Jonathan Armitage 25 May 2021
I first mentioned the topic of inflation in 2020 and I am aware that raising the subject of inflation, in the middle of a pandemic that crunched economic activity, may have seemed a touch unusual. However, there’s now growing investment industry recognition that inflationary pressures are on the upswing and the world’s long holiday from destructive inflation, which dates to the 1980s, appears to be winding down.
This has important bond and sharemarket implications and thus for investors’ portfolios. Let me begin with the bond market.
Complicating assessments of how bond markets may behave should higher inflation emerge is the realisation that “price discovery” – the process by which market prices adjust in response to information changes – has been absent from the bond market for some time.
ASIC slaps extended ban on collapsed firm’s managing director
ASIC slaps extended ban on collapsed firm’s managing director
The corporate regulator has used its enhanced banning powers to restrict the former head of a collapsed asset manager from financial services in any capacity.
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Robert Marie, the ex-managing director and responsible manager of Theta Asset Management has received the ban. He has also been banned from controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business and from performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business in any capacity.
Theta Asset Management, which is now in liquidation, is the responsible entity of the Sterling Income Trust (SIT). The registered managed investment scheme was placed into external administration in 2019.
ASIC has slapped the former managing director of a collapsed firm with a ban, prohibiting him from providing any financial services for four years. Robert Marie, the ex-managing director and resp
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Former managing director of responsible entity of Sterling Income Trust banned for four years
ASIC has banned Mr Robert Patrick Marie for four years from providing any financial services. Mr Marie has also been banned from controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business and from performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business in any capacity.
Mr Marie was the former managing director and responsible manager of Theta Asset Management Ltd (In Liquidation) (Theta), the Responsible Entity of the Sterling Income Trust (SIT). The SIT, a registered managed investment scheme, was placed into external administration in 2019.
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ASIC takes Court action to wind-up PE Capital Funds Management Ltd and managed investment schemes
ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court in Brisbane against PE Capital Funds Management Ltd (PE Capital Funds Management) alleging misconduct in relation to the operation of managed investment schemes.
Following an investigation, ASIC alleges that PE Capital Funds Management:
– operated the following unregistered managed investment schemes (the Unregistered Schemes) in circumstances where these unregistered schemes should be registered:
PE Capital Property Development Opportunities Fund (P1 Fund);
PE Capital Property Development Opportunities Fund (P3 Fund);
PE Capital Asia Wholesale Diversified Income Fund; and