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Court approves Caddick SMSF class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
The Federal Court has approved the settlement amount of $3.54 million for Melissa Caddick victims who brought a class action against auditors that failed to detect fraudulent activities in their SMSFs. Michael Chapman, a director at Mackay Chapman ...

EQT closes flagship infra fund at $37bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
EQT Infrastructure VI raised €21.5 billion (AU$37 billion) in total commitments, exceeding the €20 billion target. The capital raising includes the €21.3 billion in fee-generating assets under management and builds on EQT Value-Add Infrastructure's ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.1% at the April meeting - coming as little surprise to markets and economists. However, the central bank flagged ongoing uncertainty amid fears US tariffs could impact global growth. ...

University endowment mandates Osmosis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
The University of Adelaide Endowment Fund has invested with Osmosis via its Ex-Fossil Fuels Strategy. The University of Adelaide is now one of several endowment funds to place money in the Osmosis strategy, the Resource Efficient Core Equity ex-Fossil ...

CSLR costs driven by poor advice: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... Singh said one in five of the complaints AFCA received in 2024 in investments and advice alleged failure by the adviser to act in their client's best interest or to provide appropriate advice. "We have observed troubling behaviour where some advisers ...

Otivo launches AI-powered advice tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... first AI-powered platform that will provide personalised, regulated, and compliant financial advice. The platform itself will act as the licensed financial adviser and can provide real-time advice, based on the users' personal financial information that ...

Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink says the fund manager can upend the public-private market divide in the same way it has capitalised on active and passive investing. In his annual letter to investors, Fink said assets in the form of data centres ...

HMC Capital to launch new private equity vehicle

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
Building on its success, HMC Capital will relaunch the HMC Capital Partners Fund I with an expanded mandate. HMC Capital Partners Fund I (HMCCP Fund I) - predominantly targeting listed investments up to 10 positions - delivered more than 55% net returns ...

Queensland adviser banned for five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
A Queensland financial adviser has been banned by ASIC for failing to act in the best interests of his clients and failing to prioritise their interests. Grant Thomson is banned from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on ...

WT Financial enters JV with Merchant Wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
WT Financial Group has entered a 50/50 joint venture with Merchant Wealth Partners to invest in Australian financial advice practices. The newly established entity - WTL & MWP Investco (Investco) - intends to provide strategic growth capital to high-potential ...