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Two more Shield Master Fund advisers banned

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
ASIC has banned another two former financial advisers of MWL Financial Services that were involved in investing clients' superannuation into the Shield Master Fund, as well as other breaches of obligations. Former financial advisers of MWL, Rocco ...

ART inks mandate with Zurich

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
Zurich Australia is set to take on a major mandate from Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to provide insurance for its Super Savings members. ART confirmed it has entered final contract negotiations with Zurich to take over the group insurance mandate ...

Funeral insurer fined $4.75m

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
ACBF Funeral Plans has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay an additional $3.5 million penalty for misrepresenting that it was Aboriginal owned or managed when it was not. ACBF, a wholly owned subsidiary of Youpla Group (then ACBF Group), offered ...

James Mawhinney contravened law: Federal Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
In a win for ASIC, Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney has been associated with or involved in contraventions of the law by his companies, the Federal Court determined. The contraventions concern the marketing of three products - the M+ Fixed ...

ASIC bans advisers for dodgy Shield Master Fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
Two former MWL Financial Services financial advisers who invested clients' superannuation in the Shield Master Fund have copped bans from the regulator. Matthew Simon Bradley has ceased working in financial services for eight years after ASIC found ...

ASIC places travel restriction on First Guardian RE directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
The Federal Court has granted a travel restriction order against Falcon Capital Limited directors David Anderson and Simon Selimaj, as the responsible entity of the First Guardian Master Fund, following an application from ASIC. The orders prohibit ...

Brite Advisors auditor admits failures, surrenders registration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from DM Advisory Services principal David Makowa, the auditor of Brite Advisors. Makowa, a veteran of more than 20 years in practice - including stints at Ernst & Young and KPMG - has surrendered his ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Managed funds domiciled in Australia received $8.6 billion in inflows from January to May this year, over 20 times the level recorded over the same period last year, according to global funds network Calastone. Calastone said local investors appeared ...

Resilient job market reduces rate cut probability: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
While the Australian unemployment rate remained unchanged, experts are becoming less optimistic we'll see many more rate cuts this year. The Australian labour market remained robust in May, with the unemployment rate sitting at 4.1%, Australian Bureau ...

ASIC takes action on Australian Fiduciaries

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
ASIC is investigating Queensland financial services firm Australian Fiduciaries, which has $160 million of investor money, and seeks asset preservation orders and the appointment of receivers. ASIC believes that about 600 retail investors have invested ...