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ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... annual returns of 17.5% and 20.8%, respectively. Other than the Andromeda Fund, FMPE said all other funds have returned well above 19.0% since 2020. Financial Standard has reached out to FMPE for a comment.

Grattan calls for large scale tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... in a way that is simple to comply with and administer. Australia can do better on all three fronts," Sathanapally said. "Above all, we need a tax system that is helping us and not hindering us to adapt to a changing world. The longer we wait, the more ...

ASIC turns spotlight on direct life sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... review. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland warned chief executives: "The steps you take in responding to the matters identified above will inform ASIC's response if we identify conduct of concern, commence investigations or take enforcement action." ...

Account number issue causes angst, undue admin work: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... Corporations Act for either the Minister or ASIC to fix it," he said. "This outcome should have been avoidable. As set out above, this is a particularly complex matter where the obligations differ based upon the length of the fee arrangement, the product ...

InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... regulatory alignment, governance maturity, and risk management." "It introduces an elevated and independent governance layer above the operational compliance structures of each AFSL and will in conjunction with the executive report to the SEQ boards ...

Top Australian CIOs revealed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... research at Rainmaker Information. "Notwithstanding the economic challenges globally, MySuper assets have continued to grow at above average historical levels since the global pandemic, more than outpacing above average inflation in the same period." ...

SQM sheds light on Shield Master Fund, First Guardian ratings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... "favourable" - they were at the "lower end" of the scale. "SQM Research assigned ratings between 3.5 and 3.75 stars out of 5 to the above-mentioned funds over their lifecycle. These ratings reflected an 'investment grade' classification under ...

CFS taps JPMAM for private equity push

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... We're incredibly proud of the platform we have built, and since 2008 the PEG team has generated direct alpha comfortably above the MSCI World Index on a net of fees basis." JPMAM yesterday announced that it joined forces with Commonwealth Private ...

Australian investment in venture capital lags: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... connecting it with top innovators could boost investment returns for everyday Australians. "Australia has shown it can punch above its weight in biotech, medtech, AI and quantum - all productivity gamechangers that could be supercharged, yet we're seeing ...

Perpetual to launch fixed income active ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... managed fund with more than $2.4 billion in funds under management. Over a 20-year history, DIF has delivered a net return above core inflation in 16 financial years to 30 June 2025. Over a three-year period DIF has delivered total returns of 6.75% ...