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InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... Merhi over their potential involvement. Financial adviser Merhi was licensed through InterPrac and is the director of Venture Egg Financial Services and United Financial Advice, which trade as Venture Egg and Financial Services Group Australia. "We recognise ...

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 ...

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 ...

Australian investment in venture capital lags: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... pathway to better match super capital with researchers, startups and entrepreneurs. SMC's proposal would complement existing venture capital channels like Australia's Medical Research Commercialisation Fund and US university-linked endowment partnerships. ...

Rest boosts impact, sustainability investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... waste-to-value, industrials and natural capital, specifically for businesses and projects that are too capital-intensive for venture investors but not yet at the scale of traditional infrastructure. The firm is led by former Macquarie Capital head Tim ...

Sequoia resumes trading after ASX query

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... entities." ASIC is investigating InterPrac as part of its ongoing investigations into the Shield and First Guardian funds as Venture Egg Financial Services and its principal Ferras Merhi were authorised representatives of InterPrac. ASIC said certain ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... years. Some are so broad they're meaningless - lumping together everything from Aussie infrastructure to Silicon Valley venture capital under alternatives. Others are too narrow to provide statistical value, built on small pools of data that may ...

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 ...

Aware Super expands European footprint

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... with exclusive offers and events available for residents in nearby postcodes. Aware Super said it was aiming to build the venture into a $1 billion business over the next three years. Aware Super senior portfolio manager - property UK and Europe Mathieu ...

SS&C to take over Calastone for $1.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
SS&C Technologies Holdings is set to acquire Calastone for nearly $1.6 billion (£766m) upon Carlyle Group announcing it will divest the majority stake it bought in 2020. Upon completion of the deal, which is expected to be in the final quarter of 2025 ...