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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 ...

Fidante loses $11.4bn in insto money

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
Challenger's Fidante Partners lost $11.4 billion in institutional client money in the last financial year with the majority of it exiting fixed income investments. The lion's share of $7 billion in net outflows left fixed income strategies while ...

Ares launches wholesale infrastructure fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
Ares Management has launched the Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (AUT), an Australian-domiciled unit trust designed to provide wholesale and advised retail clients access to Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (ACI). ACI is a private infrastructure investment ...

WT Financial's Investco makes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
The joint venture between WT Financial (WTL) and Merchant Wealth - Investco - has announced a fresh acquisition and the establishment of its second "Hubco". Titan Advice Group (TAG) - which was formed as the first Hubco in April - has announced the ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...

ASIC loses appeal against Finder Wallet

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
The Federal Court has dismissed ASIC's appeal in the Finder Wallet case relating to the defunct crypto-asset related product Finder Earn. Wallet Ventures (previously known as Finder Wallet) is an AUSTRAC-registered digital currency exchange. The ...

ART inks mandate with Zurich

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
Zurich Australia is set to take on a major mandate from Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to provide insurance for its Super Savings members. ART confirmed it has entered final contract negotiations with Zurich to take over the group insurance mandate ...

Super moves: TCorp, Mercer, Commonwealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
After nine years with Commonwealth Superannuation, Rob Firth has decided to step down as chief risk officer. "I am really proud of the team I have led and the impact they have had,' conceding he leaves with "mixed emotions". "We have built a leading ...

Blue Owl launches fund to sophisticated investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
Alternatives fund manager Blue Owl Capital has launched a private credit fund to local investors in partnership with Koda Capital. The Blue Owl Credit Income Fund AUT is a feeder fund targeting financial advisers and their wholesale clients. This is ...

Barings expands into local self-storage sector

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
The asset manager has acquired a majority stake in Swift Storage, committing $200 million in seed investment. The acquisition includes majority ownership in both the existing portfolio of assets and the operating business. Swift Storage was founded ...