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Shield collapse brings wholesale governance to the forefront

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
The failures of Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund has pushed governance to the forefront - particularly among wholesale investors, according to Magellan Financial Group. Sophia Rahmani, chief executive and managing director of Magellan ...

Former Income Asset Management staffer embezzles $1.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... said it suspected fraudulent transfers made from a bank account maintained by its previous sub-custodian relating to its bond administration and custody. The funds fraudulently transferred to the account of a former employee "are not client funds, and ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... bank-wide "unconscionable conduct" that includes admitting it was guilty of misleading the government over the $14 billion bond scandal. The misconduct relates to five separate matters spanning the retail and institutional businesses. The lion's ...

Fewer global equity managers underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... underperformed in the short term, this is a marked improvement from the 85% that underperformed in the long term. As for Australian bond funds, the proportion of underperforming active managers increased to 46% compared to 30% in 2024 and 26% in 2023. ...

Federal Court slaps Mawhinney with 15-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney has been banned from receiving or soliciting funds related to financial products for 15 years after the Federal Court determined he had a "cavalier attitude to compliance" and was "reckless" in operating his ...

NZ Super delivers 11.84%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has delivered a pre-tax return of 11.84% after costs for the year ended 30 June 2025. Total fund size was up $8.4 billion from a year earlier, ending the 2025 financial year at $85.1 billion. Guardians of New Zealand ...

Using super as 'piggybank' would be a 'disaster': Schroder

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... earmarked $40 billion for local investments over the next five years, saying AustralianSuper is interested in the corporate bond market, supporting innovative businesses, and critical infrastructure. "The big challenges we face are generational: Housing. ...

TCorp chief executive retires, successor named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... responsible for the state's $198 billion balance sheet and funding programme and oversees the $11 billion NSW Sustainability Bond Programme. "Rob is an outstanding leader and stood out as a clear choice following an extensive external and internal ...

ASIC proposes 'kill switches' for unusual trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... approximately 85% of all trading, while in the futures markets about 94% in SPI 200 futures trading and 46% in three-year Treasury bond futures trading," the financial regulator said. "During periods of heightened volatility, financial markets may be ...

Revolution private credit trust to launch on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
Revolution Asset Management is set to launch a private credit product on the ASX and is targeting a $400 million raise. Revolution Private Credit Income Trust, under ticker coder REV, will debut on September 22. Already, Revolution co-founder and chief ...