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Court acts against two with links to Shield Master Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The Federal Court has made orders against two individuals in connection to ASIC's investigation into the Shield Master Fund collapse. The $480 million Shield Master Fund collapse will likely see its 5800-plus investors cop significant losses, with the ...

Foreign investors banned from buying homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... government is also targetting land banking by foreign investors. "We're cracking down on land banking by foreign investors to free up land to build more homes more quickly," Chalmers said. "Foreign investors are subject to development conditions ...

Cbus divests renewable asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
Cbus and CVC DIF - the infrastructure strategy of global private markets manager CVC - have agreed to the sale of 1 GW portfolio of Australian renewable energy assets to Potentia Energy for an unknown sum. The geographically and technologically diverse ...

QIC puts money into US aviation infrastructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... relative value for investors. APP specifically has an impressive collection of locations with particularly robust and defensible free cash flow generation." Echoing Nahnsen's sentiment, Ridgewood partner Ryan Stewart said: "We value the collaborative ...

Transfer balance cap to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... increase. Factors to consider include whether the client needs the additional cash flow, and the benefit of accessing the tax-free environment now versus having the additional $100,000 in the retirement phase. "On the second point, generally the later ...

FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... making any predictions. "I respect the independence of the Reserve Bank too much to try and make predictions or to give them free advice, or to try and colour in for them the decision that they will make independently and announce towards the middle ...

AdviceIQ general manager Paul Harding-Davis to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... knowledge sharing." Notably, AdviceIQ is entirely owned by its practices, which all equally share in that ownership, "leaving us free from the influence of any product provider and any dominant stakeholder," it said. Harding-Davis, who's been with AdviceIQ ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... the money Tennesseans invest with BlackRock is managed consistent with the funds' disclosures. While investors are always free to buy cause-oriented products instead of focusing on maximum return, this settlement ensures that only investors who make ...

Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... guaranteed lifetime incomes whether via annuities or other offerings, the report shows. Finally, the government should provide a free, high-quality guidance service to help retirees and pre-retirees plan their retirement incomes. This service, which ...

FAAA accuses government of crucial CSLR failure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) believes the government may have failed in its obligations when introducing the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) by skipping a key step. Following a review of documents the FAAA obtained ...