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Fortitude Investment Partners acquires majority stake in SMSF audit firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
Fortitude Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) audit firm ASF Audits. The investment will improve ASF Audits' client experience and accelerate future growth; the primary capital investment ...

Investors warned to sell hybrids before phase out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
As APRA phases out hybrids, and with retail investors holding an estimated 20-30% of the $42 billion sector, Schroders fund manager Helen Mason said now is a good time for investors to consider a new income solution. Mason said the phase out of retail ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Close to 5000 European funds being marketed as ESG hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Close to 5000 funds being marketed as ESG in Europe hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Analysing ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The new listed investment company (LIC) will provide investors with a monthly income stream and capital growth with "less risk" once launched on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on April 30. The WAM Income Maximiser (ASX:WMX) aims to provide ...

Younger women embrace geared strategies: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
Australians - particularly young women - are increasingly gearing their investments, with the growth of those using such strategies outpacing the overall online investor population, according to new research. The Investment Trends 2024 Borrowing to ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
ASIC is setting its sights on the private markets sector, flagging it will pay particular attention to the surging popularity of opaque private debt investments. The regulator lays out its concerns in discussion paper, Australia's evolving capital ...

Betashares launches Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Betashares has rolled out Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs on the ASX today, saying the launches are part of a "global turning point" in the crypto investment landscape. The new funds - Betashares Bitcoin ETF (ASX: QBTC) and the Betashares Ethereum ETF (ASX ...

Briefcase launches five SMAs on Praemium

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Direct indexing platform Briefcase has partnered with Praemium to launch five separately managed accounts (SMA) for retail investors. The five diversified risk-based model portfolios of Conservative, Moderate, Balanced, Growth, and High Growth are now ...

FundBase to launch platform for retail access to private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... that every alternative and private market fund manager looking to raise funds can be a part of and where every retail investor looking to diversify into private markets can find a home." Fellow FundBase co-founder Richard Mulligan said the platform would ...

Binance Labs becomes a family office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
Binance Labs has transformed into a family office known as YZi Labs in a bid to expand its investment focus and step away from blockchain-focused investments. Binance Labs, which was the venture capital arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance ...