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ASIC flags firm grip on private and public markets, super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... "industrial scale" and culminated in several managed investment scheme failures such as the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund. ASIC chair Joe Longo commented: "We direct our efforts and finite resources to areas where we see the greatest ...

Equity Trustees sued over Shield Master Fund failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... research house. ASIC is also investigating Equity Trustees in relation to the onboarding and ongoing monitoring of the First Guardian Master Fund.

Anti-hawking exemption for advisers a 'silly carve out': SCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... Commission (ACCC) consultation on unsolicited selling and lead generation, SCA drew attention to the collapsed First Guardian and Shield Master Fund. Where superannuation products are involved, SCA said lead generators generally exploit vulnerable people ...

InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) for its advisers' role in the collapse of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund. Sequoia said in a trading update that this "represents InterPrac's potential exposure prior to any assessment ...

SQM sheds light on Shield Master Fund, First Guardian ratings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
SQM Research is facing scrutiny over its questionable ratings of the defunct Shield Master Fund and First Guardian schemes. SQM Research managing director Louis Christopher has released a statement overnight explaining the assigned ratings. Christopher ...

ASIC calls out trustees 'passing the buck' on super switching

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... shedding responsibility for overlooking dodgy investment options as the fallout from the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund mounts to $1 billion in losses. In his address at the Financial Services Council's (FSC) Shaping advice in ...

Sequoia resumes trading after ASX query

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... ASX query. "The company is cooperating with ASIC which is investigating the failure of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund and their responsible entities." ASIC is investigating InterPrac as part of its ongoing investigations into the ...

Two more Shield Master Fund advisers banned

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... Additionally, Slater and Gordon Lawyers is exploring a potential class action against the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund - calling for investors who have been affected to come forward and contact the firm.

Law firm eyes First Guardian, Shield class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
Slater and Gordon Lawyers are investigating a potential class action on behalf of investors in First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund for allegedly operating a Ponzi scheme with thousands of Australians' superannuation savings. Slater and ...

FAAA fights to reignite Dixon inquiry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... of what went wrong with Dixon Advisory and to ensure it is not repeated. The recent experience with Shield and First Guardian emphasises the importance of an inquiry into such matters." The inquiry has faced adjournments in the past, which the FAAA found ...