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AMP to pay $29m to settle class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
AMP has settled a class action brought by Shine Lawyers in 2020, which claimed the firm's financial advisers breached their fiduciary and statutory duties to an estimated 100,000 clients. The AMP commissions and insurance class action was commenced ...

IFM Investors expands into Canada

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
IFM Investors has opened an office in Toronto, as the firm expands its global footprint. Across Canada, IFM serves more than 200 institutional clients, representing approximately $15.65 billion (C$14.4bn) in funds under management (FUM). IFM said the ...

Diversa to 'vigorously defend' ASIC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
Diversa Trustees said it will be "vigorously defending" ASIC's allegations about the role it played in moving $300 million of member money to the failed First Guardian Master Fund, arguing the managed investment scheme was "fraudulent." ASIC has ...

68% pass financial adviser exam: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
Some 68% of candidates who sat the November sitting of the financial adviser exam passed, ASIC's results show. A total of 308 candidates undertook the exam, with 208 passing with flying colours. About three-quarters (75.6%) sat the exam for the first ...

AMP launches new series of funds

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
In collaboration with Dimensional Fund Advisors (Dimensional) and SouthPeak Investment Management (SouthPeak), AMP has launched a new suite of investment solutions. Designed to equip investors with access to differentiated strategies, the Constructor ...

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
Spaceship Super has appointed MetLife to provide insurance as it introduces default cover for Death and Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD), as well as the option to apply for voluntary cover. Effective 6 February 2026, members will be eligible for ...

ASIC invites feedback on disclosure requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
ASIC is inviting the superannuation and investment management sectors to have their say on changes to stamp duty and portfolio holdings disclosure requirements. The request follows a targeted review of superannuation investment disclosure requirements ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will limit high debt-to-income (DTI) home lending in a move to pre-emptively contain a build-up of housing-related vulnerabilities in the financial system, APRA chair John Lonsdale said. From 1 February  ...

Macquarie makes bid for Qube

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has made a proposal to acquire Qube Holdings for $5.20 per share. Both firms have now entered a deed which gives Macquarie an exclusivity period until February 2026 to carry out its due diligence on the logistics firm. ...

Alexander Funds bolsters Sydney office with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Alexander Funds, the credit income investor, has added a second operative to its Sydney office to boost its distribution team. Oliver Carr joins as a business development associate, reporting to James Curnow, regional manager for NSW, ACT and Queensland. ...