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Moonfare launches in Australia

KARREN VERGARA
Global private equity platform Moonfare, with $5.5 billion (€3.3bn) in assets under management, has established footprints in Australia to target wholesale investors.

Insignia exec appointed local chief of MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZABETH FRY
A former Insignia Financial exec has taken on a leadership role at MUFG Retirement Solutions.

AMP launching 'market first' digital advice solution for super members

ANDREW MCKEAN
AMP is rolling out a new digital advice solution, in partnership with Bravura, providing its super fund members with retirement guidance.

Partners Group staffer quits to join NYC firm

ELIZABETH FRY
Marcus Clitheroe is the first local hire for the multi-strategy private markets investment firm Siguler Guff.

Financial Planning

Independent financial planning boutique opens in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN   Rebecca Scarrabelotti, formerly of Morgans Financial, has opened an independent financial planning boutique - Brisbane Independent Financial Advisory.

intelliflo releases trust modelling capabilities for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN   intelliflo, a cloud-based technology solution, has released trust modelling capabilities to its intelliflo office - a business management system - for financial advisers.

Investment

Moonfare launches in Australia

KARREN VERGARA   Global private equity platform Moonfare, with $5.5 billion (€3.3bn) in assets under management, has established footprints in Australia to target wholesale investors.

Hamilton Lane closes venture fund at $615m

MATTHEW WAI   Hamilton Lane has announced the final close of its first globally distributed venture vehicle, the Venture Access Fund (VAF), with the fund exceeding its target of $500 million by 23%.

Insurance

Resolution Life completes NZ$410m life business transaction

MATTHEW WAI   Resolution Life's trans-Tasman life insurer, Resolution Life Australasia, has completed the acquisition of Asteron Life New Zealand.

Colonial First State completes group insurance review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   Following a review of its group insurance arrangements, Colonial First State (CFS) has renewed its mandate with AIA.

SMSF

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI   The SMSF Association (SMSFA) says Treasurer Jim Chalmers' claims that the $3 million superannuation tax followed extensive consultation are misleading, accusing the Treasurer of making several ambiguous statements in defence of the tax.

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI   The latest statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) show the total assets held within self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) hit $1.02 trillion at September end.

Economics

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN   Uncertainty around the future has hit the outlook for business investment, according to Deloitte Access Economics.

Chalmers 'managing pressures' to shore up economy

ELIZA BAVIN   Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged the slowdown in China's economy and the new Trump administration in the US as potential impacts on the Australian economy.

Regulatory

ASIC initiates ASX outage probe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   ASIC has officially commenced an investigation into the ASX outage that occurred in late December.

Former adviser pleads guilty to $1m theft

MATTHEW WAI   A former financial adviser from Western Australia has pleaded guilty to five charges related to misappropriating $1.03 million of client funds.

Executive Appointments

Viola Private Wealth appoints family office wealth adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN   Viola Private Wealth has appointed a financial adviser from Mutual Trust, Australia's largest multi-family office, to deliver bespoke, wealth management solutions.

Foresight Analytics names research lead

KARREN VERGARA   Foresight Analytics has appointed a new head of research as it looks to expand its coverage.

Superannuation

AustralianSuper under investigation for delayed death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN   AustralianSuper is being investigated by ASIC over delays in paying out death benefits, after it remediated members last year.

Cbus divests renewable asset

ELIZA BAVIN   Cbus and CVC's infrastructure strategy have sold their stake in a portfolio of Australian renewable energy projects.

Technology

AustralianSuper welcomes AI tech competition

ELIZA BAVIN   As a major investor in Nvidia, AustralianSuper has welcomed the emergence of DeepSeek, despite wiping $1 trillion off the chip maker's market cap.

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA   The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends.

Family Office

Binance Labs becomes a family office

KARREN VERGARA   Binance Labs has transformed into a family office known as YZi Labs in a bid to expand its investment focus and step away from blockchain-focused investments.

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA   Australian billionaires earn $67,000 an hour, according to a new report from Oxfam, which is 1300 times more than what everyday workers make.