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Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... forcing millions of everyday Australians who are members of highly regulated profit-to-member super funds to pay into the scheme," SMC said. "The FY26 special levy is $47.3 million, but this does not yet include the fallout from the high-profile Shield ...

Diversa to 'vigorously defend' ASIC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... played in moving $300 million of member money to the failed First Guardian Master Fund, arguing the managed investment scheme was "fraudulent." ASIC has thrown a slew of allegations at Diversa, starting with failing to conduct adequate due diligence ...

Mulino taps super sector to help pay CSLR special levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino has suggested including APRA-regulated superannuation funds in the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) as the 2026 special levy has blown out to $47.3 million. Mulino added the government needs to act ...

1659 First Guardian, Shield complaints reach AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... to understand who to complain against and they get intimidated by AFCA." Since launching in April 2024, the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has received its 1000 th complaint as at November. CSLR chief executive David Berry told the event that ...

Brookfield, GIC seal $4bn National Storage REIT acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... agreed to the takeover bid by Brookfield Asset Management and GIC for $2.86 cash per stapled security. NSR has entered a scheme implementation deed under which the two firms will acquire 100% of the self-storage provider. It puts NSR's equity value at ...

Stafford Capital establishes $1.8bn forestry fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Stafford Capital Partners has established a $1.8 billion (US$1.2bn) continuation vehicle, the Stafford International Timberland Continuation Fund. The continuation fund is a roll-up of three of Stafford's existing core timberland funds - Stafford International ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... executive Michael Gordon, who has been reappointed to the board of Nest Pensions, the UK's largest workplace pension scheme with more than £50 billion in assets. Gordon, already a non-executive director of Nest Invest, brings decades of global investment ...

Chalmers accused of sitting on advice for MIS reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... those schemes. "Much of the advice occurred in the context or through the course of, and after, the managed investment scheme review that Treasury commenced in 2023 and concluded in 2024," markets branch assistant secretary Andre Moore said. When asked ...

ASIC allows more forms to be lodged via email

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... Notice of application to court to manage corporation 488 Application to change the review date of a company or registered scheme 491 Change to scheme details 5107 Notification of change of responsible entity of a registered scheme 5108 Notification of ...

Royal London AM launches four new funds locally

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
Royal London Asset Management has announced the launch of four new funds for Australian investors, with Equity Trustees as responsible entity. Royal London Asset Management manages $378 billion for clients in the UK and select international locations ...