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AMP, Perpetual, Ironbark shutter funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
AMP, Perpetual and Ironbark have all announced they will be shuttering funds as they lack viability. AMP said it made the decision to terminate the AMP Capital Equity Fund (AMP Equity Fund), effective August 29. "The fund's small and reducing size may ...

Perth man found guilty of $34m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
A Supreme Court jury has found Perth businessman Chris Marco guilty of fraud following a five-week trial, after he swindled six investors out of $34 million. Marco's former executive assistant, Linda Marissen, was acquitted of all charges of fraud. ...

Australian Alternative Investment Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
The finalists for the Alternative Future Foundation's annual Australian Alternative Investment Awards have been revealed. To be presented on September 24 at the Hedge Funds Rock fundraising dinner as part of Sydney Alternative Investment Week, the ...

Legalsuper updates investment, insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
Legalsuper has introduced several changes to its investment options' objectives and fees, as well as some insurance costs. Effective September 1, the Conservative option will change its investment objective from outperforming an average annual return ...

Platinum client yanks $580m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
An institutional client will pull about $580 million from Platinum Investment Management. The unnamed client will take the money out of the Platinum Trust Funds over the course of October and November following a manager review. "It is expected the ...

ASIC permanently bans convicted investment manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
ASIC has permanently banned former investment manager and director Brett Paul Trevillian for fabricating investment reports of his trading strategy 'The Gold Method'. Trevillian, who has been serving a three-year sentence by way of an intensive ...

FS Power50 shortlist revealed, voting opens

STAFF WRITER  |  SATURDAY, 30 AUG 2025
Voting for Australia's most influential financial advisers in the 2025 Financial Standard Power50 is now open. The shortlist of 120 financial advisers who have progressed to the voting stage after receiving more than 200 nominations has been revealed. ...

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
The government has dumped the inquiry into wealth management companies that would have dissected the collapse of firms like Dixon Advisory and the impact on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). In September 2024, the government referred the ...

Shield-linked advice firm director, compliance manager banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
The AFSL of MWL Financial Services has been cancelled, while both its director and its compliance manager have copped bans after they allegedly helped funnel more than $150 million in investments into the Shield Master Fund. MWL recommended Shield to ...

Platinum banks on merger positives amid dismal FY25 result

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
With assets and profits down 30% in the year, Platinum Asset Management's hopes of recovery are pinned on the L1 Capital deal and subsequent rebranding to L1 Group. Releasing its final annual results yesterday evening, Platinum Asset Management confirmed ...