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Soul Patts focused on 'bespoke' private sector investing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... operations hasn't really changed. We only increased the share count by 3% but what it has done is opened up a lot more free float, which is good for shareholder liquidity," Barlow added. "It's a much cleaner capital structure, so a much easier ...

HESTA changes investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... "This reduction in minimum balance will open up access to Income Stream products for more members, providing them with tax-free investment returns and the HESTA Retirement Reward, if eligible," Blakey said. "It's about adapting to the realities of ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
ASIC has permanently banned a former financial adviser after he was convicted for defrauding family and friends out of $4.5 million. Anthony Joseph Del Vecchio served as a financial adviser for Freedom Finance Australia from November 2016 to October ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... options for joint working and supervisory cooperation. The discussions align with the commitments outlined in the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement, signed in 2021. The forum was followed by an industry-led UK-Australia business roundtable on September ...

Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... Joey Moloney, housing and economic security program deputy director at Grattan Institute. The submission noted the need for free guidance services for retirees directly administered by the government, which will more likely be trusted than advice offered ...

Stockspot reduces fees to increase accessibility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... two new crypto themes (Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs) are added to the menu. Stockspot has also increased the limits for fee-free kids' accounts, now ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 per child. Further, Stockspot has also indefinitely extended benefits across ...

ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has tendered his resignation, to finish up in 2026. In June, Longo told the Secretary to the Treasury he would not be seeking an extension of his term, which finishes up on 31 May 2026. A former lawyer, Longo replaced James Shipton ...

Aware Super makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... due to employer-approved parental leave or severe financial hardship. The changes mean eligible members can have premium-free insurance cover for 12 continuous months. The fund added there was a small change to total investment fees and costs, and transaction ...

Court extends freezing orders on First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
The Federal Court extended orders freezing the bank accounts of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, saying it believes investors' funds were used for gambling purposes. The orders were first made on August ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... Under this system, a part pensioner's Age Pension benefit is reduced by 50 cents for every dollar earned above the income-free threshold. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the research highlights the need to provide more flexibility for retirement-age ...