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BlackRock sets new AUM record

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
BlackRock's assets under management have ballooned to a record US$12.5 trillion in June, jumping 18% over the last 12 months. BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink said the fund manager's sustained growth has been powered by its whole portfolio ...

Most traded stocks in the first half of the year revealed

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Retail and advised investors both invested heavily into mining and energy industries in the first half of the year, according to new research from AUSIEX. Despite strong growth in the Commonwealth Bank share price, it isn't the most sought-after stock ...

Prime Value expands microcap fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
Prime Value Asset Management is opening its Prime Value Microcap Fund to retail investors. Prime Value said the fund is a newly launched retail offering, built on the same investment strategy and managed by the same team behind the former SIV Emerging ...

ASIC targets advisers, platforms, research houses in super switching scams

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
ASIC warns it will take a deeper dive into the roles that financial advisers, superannuation platforms and research houses are playing in members being pushed into high-risk investment schemes. The corporate regulator is closely looking at the entire ...

AFCA urges adviser clarity on SMSF wholesale investor test

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... when advising SMSFs. Even if SMSF trustees have extensive investment experience, an SMSF is still regarded as a retail investor if the fund's asset base is below $10 million, AFCA lead ombudsman Shail Singh and senior ombudsman for investments and ...

Wealth groups tap operations leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
Viola Private Wealth and Aura Group have appointed new operating leads, while MA Asset Management's COO has headed out the door. Aura Group has named Nathan Harris as its new chief operating officer as the firm continues to expand in the private ...

ASIC takes action on Australian Fiduciaries

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
ASIC is investigating Queensland financial services firm Australian Fiduciaries, which has $160 million of investor money, and seeks asset preservation orders and the appointment of receivers. ASIC believes that about 600 retail investors have invested ...

ASIC sues Australian Unity for TMD failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
ASIC is suing Australian Unity Funds Management for allegedly failing to ensure retail investors fit the suitable target market for its investment product, the Select Income Fund. ASIC is looking at the period between 5 October 2021 and 5 October 2023 ...

ASIC shrinks IPO timetable to boost listings

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
Initiating a two-year trial today, ASIC has enabled a shorter initial public offering (IPO) timetable for eligible entities seeking to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). During the trial, ASIC will "informally" review eligible documents ...

Australia's largest buyout firm hires from State Street GA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Pacific Equity Partners has appointed Alexander Brown as a director to spearhead the firm's expansion into retail financial adviser and direct investor markets. Brown brings 15 years of experience across financial markets, asset management and investment ...