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Former Income Asset Management staffer embezzles $1.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
A former Income Asset Management (IAM) employee has funnelled $1.5 million from the company using a bank account used by a "minority sub-custodian". IAM said it suspected fraudulent transfers made from a bank account maintained by its previous sub-custodian ...

La Trobe shuts online portal access

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Paton has assured investors their money is "safe" after ASIC issued interim stop orders on the 12 Month Term Account, 2 Year Account and US Private Credit Fund Class B products. In response to the orders ...

Vale Rupert Smoker

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
Evolution Trustees chief executive Rupert Smoker has passed away at the age of 47. Smoker co-founded Evolution Trustees almost a decade ago and served as chief executive. He was well known in the financial services industry, particularly through his ...

Age Pension to increase on September 20

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
The Age Pension is increasing tomorrow, while previously frozen deeming rates will rise by 0.5%. From tomorrow, September 20, the Age Pension will increase by $29.70 a fortnight for singles and $44.80 for couples combined. This will see singles receive ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
La Trobe Financial has been told by ASIC to stop offering its 12 Month Term Account and 2 Year Account products offered under the La Trobe Australian Credit Fund, as well as its US Private Credit Fund. The regulator said it is concerned that the target ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
While financial services organisations may be comfortable with taking risks, certainly when it comes to investing, there are other types of risks they're not so familiar with. It may be 2025, but we continue to consistently see examples of organisations ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
ANZ has copped a whopping $240 million fine for 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 ...

Australia's top allocators to share insights at InDay

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Some of the biggest names in funds management, superannuation and philanthropy will come together on Tuesday, September 23 for the annual Family Office and Manager InDay. InDay is the foundation's annual manager and family office showcase - a curated ...

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 ...

GQG FUM rises $1bn in face of continued outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
GQG has seen funds under management (FUM) rise $1 billion from $166.6 billion in July to $167.6 billion in August. This comes despite outflows of $1.8 billion during the month - of which $1.4 billion was a result of investments in US equities. In July ...