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The Big Short's Michael Burry shutters fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Michael Burry, who reaped millions from the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007, has shuttered Scion Asset Management. Burry told investors in a note that "with a heavy heart, I will liquidate the funds and return capital but for a small audit/tax holdback ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Global X is set to launch its first Japan ETF for local investors this month, but unlike other ETFs available right now, it will be the first to track the TOPIX - the Japanese equivalent of the ASX 200. Global X declined to comment on the launch but ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Nearly two thirds of SMSFs established under the recommendations of a financial adviser are unsuitable to their needs and put retirement savings at risk, an ASIC review reveals. Of 100 financial advice files investigated, 62 failed to demonstrate compliance ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Metrics Credit Partners has strongly supported ASIC's calls for the private credit industry to deliver enhanced standards and says it looks to play a leading role in the process. ASIC's deep dive into the private credit sector revealed fund managers ...

RBA on hold but 'not as hawkish as feared'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised no one by keeping interest rates on hold at 3.6% at its November meeting, but economists were paying close attention to the tone of the statement released by the central bank. Betashares chief economist ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
There are many myths about retirement, and one of the most common is that people will run out of money. Even as Australians live longer and many spend up to three decades of their lives retired, the Retirement Income Review (RIR) found the typical retiree ...

Outsourcing will 'supercharge' value of advice: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
A new report from Netwealth outlines key methods of growth for advice businesses, including pinpointing where to outsource some business activities. Netwealth's Innovation starts with curiosity report touches on several solutions, spanning from ...

US equities not performing as well as they seem: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
UniSuper head of fixed income David Colosimo has warned that despite US share markets appearing to have performed very well over the month of October, the reality is more complex. "In October, US shares were actually quite strong, up about 2.25%. But ...

Brighter Super launches new brand campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
New advertisements see members lying back on hammocks carried by red balloons as they float across the Queensland landscape. Brighter Super's new campaign is being rolled out across TV, radio, outdoor, YouTube and social media and was created in ...

Crown Wealth director banned for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
ASIC has banned another former Crown Wealth Group staffer from working in the financial services industry for showing incompetence in addressing fees-for-no-service (FFNS) misconduct. Brendan Rodwell, who was the director of Crown Wealth Group, was ...