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ASIC takes aim at super, private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... next phase of its member services work will test how trustees are using complaints data to identify and address systemic issues. "This review is a useful reminder to all our regulated entities that complaints data is a valuable tool to identify and address ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... sustainable opportunities. Many are strongly committed to impact investing and want their money to contribute to solving issues, while other family offices said they want to maximise or support entrepreneurs. Alternatives continue to prominently feature ...

Equity Trustees defies ASIC Shield Master Fund allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... assessing the new Shield Master Fund and whether it should be added to the wrap platform. The analyst communicated several issues to management in an email, stating that the fund had no track record or assets under management but still managed to outperform ...

BlackRock nabs $122bn Citi mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... fund PFZW cease investing in equity funds it managed in part because of concerns over its voting record on sustainability issues. That mandate is reported to have been worth $25 billion (€14bn). It was part of the pension fund's overhaul of its ...

ASIC, APRA outline regulatory reform opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... in discussions with Treasury around potential changes to the reportable situations regime. We are doing more work on the issues around substantial shareholding notices and will engage with Treasury on this as appropriate. "Other law reform ideas that ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... Figure 1). "But the wheels of change have started to turn in earnest," he said in a recent report studying the existential issues affecting global asset managers. Rajan writes that at the heart of these technologies are conversational machine-learning ...

Binance names head of APAC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... and relevant regulation. While at Crypto.com, Seker led global product development and handled the legal and regulatory issues for APAC and the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) regions. "With his strong background in financial services ...

Lombard Odier acquires Dutch sustainable asset manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... our conviction in investment approaches supported by deep research," Porcherot said. "The financial significance of root issues facing our economic model continues to be misunderstood by markets, creating investable opportunities that we believe Otto's ...

Societe Generale fined $3.88m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... benefit." The suspicious orders were placed during a volatile period in global energy and wheat markets caused by supply issues due to the Russia-Ukrainian war. ASIC said this created "ripe conditions or unscrupulous trading activity" aimed to take advantage ...

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... billion in consumer losses from their super," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said. "This scandal makes it clear that the issues the Inquiry was investigating are not resolved, and that the misdeeds at Dixon Advisory are not an isolated case. It betrays ...