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ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... Sydney and Singapore. According to the website, FMPE was established 19 years ago by six entrepreneurs with backgrounds in property, equities and commodities across Australasia. "Integrating four key principles of quality governance including accountability ...

Future Fund taps AustralianSuper for property director

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
Future Fund has appointed its executive director, property, joining from AustralianSuper in October. John Richmond is set to take on the role and is currently the senior investment director of Australian and New Zealand property, real assets at AustralianSuper. ...

Adviser banned for UGC, Shield involvement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... been banned for four years for failing to act in clients' best interests by pushing them to invest in the Global Capital Property Fund (GCPF) and Pivotal Diversified Fund. The banning took effect from August 14. Rankin was an authorised representative ...

Hostplus unveils new Lifecycle option, changes fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... means over your lifetime, you'll now have more exposure to growth assets like Australian and International shares and property and infrastructure," Hostplus said. "Our modelling shows this could lead to a higher balance at retirement and a higher ...

Cbus appoints head of strategy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... role of head of strategy and portfolio performance in the fund's CIO office. O'Brien started her career in the property investments, working as an equities analyst, global REITs at global real estate manager Resolution Capital before moving to ...

ASIC to review RG97 to boost property supply

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... need for superannuation funds to include stamp duty payments in fee disclosures in a bid to boost their investment in property. Super funds have long held concerns that obligations under Regulatory Guide 97: Disclosing fees and costs in PDSs and periodic ...

Elanor rebuffs Lederer's governance concerns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... governance and management capabilities. In providing an update on the proposed acquisition of its ASX-listed Elanor Commercial Property Fund (ECF), Elanor said it is still considering its response to the 70 cents per share offer. Interestingly, Elanor ...

Decade-long ban for UGC director upheld

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... the sole director, responsible entity and key person of UGC. Last year, UGC's authorised representative Global Capital Property Fund (GCPF) was found to have contacted prospective clients, urging them to establish a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) ...

Superannuation fraudster sentenced to prison

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
Former property developer Michael Steele was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment after using money invested for a commercial and residential property development on the Gold Coast for his own and the benefit of family members. Steele was sentenced ...

Guilty plea entered in Ponzi scheme case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... ventures belonging to him. In total, some $1.97 million was transferred to Arandez under the guise it would be invested in property and crypto assets. In 2022, ASIC sought orders to freeze Arandez's assets. At that time, it believed at least $2.5 million ...