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FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... weekly or more. General-purpose GenAI tools are by far the most widely used, the survey found, with most employees using free versions of tools like ChatGPT rather than ones provided by their employer. Three in four report that their organisation uses ...

Investors want regulatory clarity on digital assets: Binance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Australian investors are urging authorities to come together to provide better protection and access to digital assets, as many are increasing their allocation to the sector, a new Binance survey found. The latest Binance Australia User Survey revealed ...

Real estate private credit market tips towards $153bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
Although it faces headwinds in part of Asia Pacific, the real estate private credit market is performing strongly, with the local market expected to almost double by 2028. According to The Rising Tide of Asia Pacific Real Estate Private Credit report ...

ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
The Federal Court imposed urgent interim orders to freeze the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, with ASIC concerned more than $50 million of investor funds is at risk. ASIC is investigating FMPE ...

Canaccord Genuity buys Wilsons Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
Canaccord Genuity Group is acquiring Wilsons Advisory as part of efforts to grow its local operations. The acquisition has been made via Canaccord Genuity Australia, with the group saying it aligns to its strategy of growing its wealth management business ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... asset-backed securities which deliver more of a yield pick up than similarly rated corporate paper. There is, of course, "no free lunch" and some securities are less liquid than others. "At the end of the day, our view is twofold," says Tyler. "Firstly ...

Social isolation a top retirement fear: UniSuper

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
Research from UniSuper shows that most Australians' concerns about retirement extend beyond financial security. UniSuper's inaugural Retire with Purpose Report reveals that while most can still picture retirement as a time of rest and relaxation, more ...

Decade-long ban for UGC director upheld

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... calls made to prospective clients using details including those obtained from a third-party website operator, offering them a free superannuation 'health check,'" ASIC said at time of banning. Subsequently, ASIC obtained interim orders from the ...

PC suggests removing excessive entry requirements for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
In its fourth of five papers addressing productivity hurdles in Australia's economy ahead of the government's Economic Reform Roundtable, the Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended paring back some of the entry requirements that have impacted ...

Guilty plea entered in Ponzi scheme case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
A man who carried on a financial services business without and AFSL and duped investors out of nearly $2 million has pleaded guilty to dishonest conduct and dealing with proceeds of crime. Ashley Arandez pleaded guilty to dishonest conduct, unlicensed ...