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First Mutual Private Equity gambled $80m of investor funds: ASIC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... against Gregory Raymond Cotton and First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) have been maintained. The orders were first imposed on August 15 after concerns were raised regarding funds raised from around 400 investors under the premise of investing in ASX-listed ...

Senior investment professional departs Rest Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... 2026. The super fund said it is considering the next steps for the leadership of the fixed-income team. Duff joined Rest in August 2005 from the Treasury Corporation of Victoria, where she worked for three years as manager of treasury client services. ...

James Mawhinney launches another appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... connection with a financial product for 20 years. He has already served five years of the ban, which was first handed down in August 2020. The Court determined Mawhinney had a "cavalier attitude to compliance" and was "reckless" in operating his business. ...

ASIC bans adviser attached to UGC, MWL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... is not competent and is likely to contravene a financial services law," ASIC said. The banning order took effect from 25 August 2025. Last month, ASIC deputy commissioner Sarah Court told a parliamentary committee that the regulator has identified around ...

Insignia Financial posts strong quarter

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... portfolios. "We are also pleased with the interest in MLC Retirement Boost following its launch on the MLC Expand platform in August." He also added that the acquisition of PMD Financial Advisers has expanded the capacity of its advice business. "Our ...

Allianz Retire+ rejigs executive team, product and marketing chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... and impact across Australia's retirement income and life protection markets," Allianz Retire+ said on the changes. In August, Financial Standard first reported that the company made several positions redundant as it worked to streamline the business. ...

WAM takes over PIA board, vows to lift underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... entering an "ancillary risk sharing agreement with Pengana Capital Group (PCG)," which is the investment manager of PIA. In August, PCG proposed overhauling PIA's investment objective by opening it to global private credit and diversifying outside ...

ASIC slaps MWL adviser with ban over Shield involvement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... He is just the latest MWL financial adviser to be banned, following the earlier suspension of four advisers in July. On August 25, ASIC cancelled MWL's Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and banned its director and responsible manager. Since ...

Capital Group takes stake in Qualitas

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... Investments (QDCI) platform. This brings ADIA's total committed amount to $1.67 billion since its initial investment in August 2022 of $700 million.

More suitors line up for Iress

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... offer, if received, will lead to a binding transaction." Blackstone and Thoma Bravo expressed interest in acquiring Iress in August. Iress managing director and chief executive Marcus Price announced he will be exiting the company in the same month. ...