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Aberdeen adds emerging markets option for Australian investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Aberdeen Investments has broadened Australian investors' access to emerging markets, offering opportunities for both income generation and long-term capital growth. The abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Fund, previously known as abrdn Sustainable Emerging ...

James Mawhinney launches another appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Mayfair 101 managing director James Mawhinney is appealing the Federal Court's decision to bar him from dealing in financial products for 15 years. Last month, the Federal Court upheld a previous decision to ban Mawhinney from receiving or soliciting ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Four young Canadians are suing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, claiming the fund breached its duty to invest in their interests by failing to protect their retirement savings from climate risk. The plaintiffs, Aliya Hirji, Travis Olson, Rav ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Kenya is planning to roll out its first sovereign wealth fund as it looks to safeguard its income derived from oil, gas and minerals mining. The Kenya Sovereign Wealth Fund is designed to provide a buffer from fluctuations in resource revenues or macro-economic ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... have 'continuously failed to undertake basic audit work' that could have saved millions in SMSF investors' money. Ryan William O'Shea was employed by United Global Capital to audit both it and its managed funds, the Global Capital Property Fund (GCPF) ...

Netwealth invokes Part 23 of SIS Act in First Guardian response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Netwealth has applied to the government for financial assistance under Part 23 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 in order to compensate members impacted by the First Guardian failure. This morning, the listed platform and superannuation ...

Equip Super searches for new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
The industry super fund is on the lookout for a new chief executive following the resignation of Scott Cameron. Cameron has led Equip Super for six years, taking over when Equip entered a joint venture with Catholic Super to operate under the Togethr ...

Rest injects more into $1.2bn Fidelity climate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
Fidelity reached final close of its Real Estate Logistics Impact Climate Solutions Fund (LOGICs), raising a further $634 million from several institutions including Rest. The total investment capacity of the fund is now $1.2 billion (€710m), all of ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Australian super funds are expected to more than double their investments in the UK and Europe over the next decade, reaching around $660 billion. A report commissioned by IFM Investors and Super Members Council, and produced by Mandala Partners, noted ...

Bravura appoints new chair, deputy chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Bravura Solutions appointed a new chair and deputy chair at the end of its annual general meeting this week. Russell Baskerville has taken over as chair while Damien Leonard was named deputy chair. Based in Perth, Baskerville is the founder and managing ...