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Former financial adviser charged in alleged $160k super fraud case

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Former financial adviser Abdullah Popal has been charged with alleged fraud offences in Sydney's north-west, accused of hoodwinking five individuals out of over $160,000 from their self-managed super funds (SMSFs). A statement from Police NSW said ...

Macquarie reprimanded again for derivatives compliance failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
ASIC is again taking action against Macquarie Bank for "multiple and significant compliance failures" relating to its futures-dealing business and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting. The failures have been undetected for many years ...

HMC Capital progresses re-tenancy of Healthscope hospitals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
HMC Capital said it is in "advanced discussions" to re-tenant its portfolio of Healthscope hospitals as the latter struggles to manage its debt. ASX-listed HMC flagged in an investor presentation this morning that it continues talks with multiple alternative ...

Vado Private announces senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Vado Private, the private credit provider, has recruited a funds management lead as demand for private corporate loans soars. Mark Zukerman has been appointed to the newly created position and will join the investment committee, ensuring the private ...

ASX admits CHESS tech staff 'stretched'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
The ASX has completed a resourcing and capability review for CHESS, after an outage occurred in late December 2024 which saw a "technical issue" on the CHESS Batch Settlement that disrupted and delayed several days' trade settlements. This outage ...

Pennybacker boosts Pacific Current FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
Pacific Current Group (PAC) saw funds under management (FUM) lift in the first quarter of 2025 thanks to affiliate Pennybacker Capital reporting a 17% jump in total assets. Pacific Current turned in $31 billion in total FUM at the end of March, up from ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Future Group is growing again, taking on the Zurich Master Superannuation Plan and a small MLC product. The Zurich Master Superannuation Plan will be merged into the Smart Future Trust alongside the MLC Insurance Only product that currently sits inside ...

Corporate fund selects Mercer Super for SFT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
One of the few remaining corporate super funds, the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund, will be merged into Mercer Super from next month. In September 2024, the trustee for the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund - BEST Superannuation ...

Shield Master Fund terminated, new receivers for Keystone Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
The Shield Master Fund (SMF) has been terminated while its responsible entity Keystone Asset Management (KAM) has been appointed a new receiver and administrator. The troubled SMF was terminated on April 10 after the new receiver, Alvarez & Marsal ...

Centrepoint Alliance to acquire Brighter Super's advice book

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
Centrepoint Alliance has entered into an agreement to acquire the comprehensive advice book from ESI Financial Services, a wholly owned entity of Brighter Super. The transaction will see up to 400 clients, generating $1 million in annual revenue, transition ...