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Pump and dump conspirators sentenced

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
The four people who conspired in a pump and dump scheme were delivered their sentences at the Sydney District Court, ASIC said. Larisa Quinlan, Kurt Stuart, Emma Summer, and Syed Yusef have been sentenced to between 14 months and two years' imprisonment ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... designed or implemented regulation is a handbrake on growth. We need regulatory policy that better balances the benefits and trade-offs when considering new regulation," Robson said. On building a skilled and adaptable workforce, Robson said the government ...

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
Hostplus leads the charge on sporting sponsorship deals as the superannuation sectors' budget for marketing and advertising also balloons, even as APRA cracks down on non-essential expenditure. According to newly released APRA data, Hostplus spent ...

Investment managers enter 'paradox' in 2026: Deloitte

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Deloitte's 2026 investment management outlook report said the investment management industry will face a paradox in 2026: elusive profit growth, yet the opportunity for differentiation has never been greater. The report said investors who continue to ...

Fund managers remain bullish on AI for 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... said. Besides the opportunity in the semiconductor space, Moore sees the networking and power sectors to benefit from the AI trade in the coming years.

Why a single insto client is a massive business risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... index and becomes more generic over time," Entchev said. The bigger a fund becomes, it also finds it more challenging to trade in and out of shares. A $100 billion fund, for example, wants to hold a 10% position. The fund manager would need to put in ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... front of mind as we went into 2025," Miller said. "A persistent theme in 2025 was the impact of US President Donald Trump's trade measures. Markets were worried about elevated geopolitical risk. "Markets were also worried that inflation would be sticky ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... ensure balanced regional development, with 40% of investments to be allocated outside of Seoul and to be approved by the Fair Trade Commission, it said. It is expected the National Growth Fund will begin investing in early 2026. Plans for the fund have ...

Hearts & Minds, WAM slash stakes in Corporate Travel Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... While CTD has these uncertainties hanging over it, we believe this is a relevant peer group," the fund said. Such peers trade on an FY27 PE of between 6.9x and 17.8x.

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... as true private credit is a misnomer." He says the First Brands transaction also involved off-balance-sheet factoring and trade finance and may have involved instances of alleged fraudulent activities where the company had pledged the same collateral ...