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Using super as 'piggybank' would be a 'disaster': Schroder

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... investment risk, and it is their money," Schroder said. "We must break the piggybank mentality. Super is not a trillion-dollar fix-all. It cannot - and should not - be used to solve every complex national problem." This comes as Treasurer Jim Chalmers ...

Former United Global Capital adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
Former United Global Capital (UGC) adviser Milutin Petrovic is banned for six years after ASIC found he failed key advice obligations when recommending clients invest their retirement savings into the Global Capital Property Fund Limited (GCPF). Petrovic ...

ASIC piles more charges on Merhi

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
ASIC has heaped more allegations against former financial adviser Ferras Merhi, claiming he engaged in "unconscionable conduct" related to the First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund that has put more than $520 million on the line. ASIC said ...

Betashares launches first private credit fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
Betashares has launched the first offering from its newly established private capital division, the Betashares Private Capital Cliffwater Private Credit Fund. The unlisted fund provides wholesale investors and financial advisers with cost-effective ...

Loftus Peak to launch hedged Global Disruption active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... capital component of the foreign currency exposure of the fund derived from offshore investments back to the Australian dollar. It will hold the same investments as the Loftus Peak Global Disruption Active ETF, including Amazon, Eli Lilly, Meta, Microsoft ...

CEDA calls for 'seamless economy' reforms as Roundtable begins

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
A new report from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has called on the government to kick off a new wave of seamless economy reforms and boost its National Productivity Fund. Towards a more seamless Australian economy called ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... macro headwinds have reverted. China, which had been a headwind, was beginning to stimulate its economy while the weaker US dollar was supporting economies which were "less fiscally encumbered." All this is encouraging for active managers who are comfortable ...

Payday super delays will cost workers: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the government to get payday super reforms signed into law as soon as possible before the proposed start date of 1 July 2026. The super lobby group said any delays to the law ...

Top Australian CIOs revealed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... equities exposures by funds have also been a strong contributor to total returns, as has the depreciation of the Australian dollar relative to the US dollar," said David Gallagher, executive director of research at Rainmaker Information. "Notwithstanding ...

Australian Ethical lifts investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... allocation to alternative assets has increased, the average costs of our investment in alternative assets per additional dollar invested has decreased. This is expected to continue to decrease as we continue to increase our scale and result in a reduction ...