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Liquidity issues hurting Healthbridge Capital investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
Healthbridge Capital investors have been locked out of their money since March amid a liquidity crunch as corporate regulator ASIC stays mum about its knowledge or investigation into the potential collapse of another managed investment scheme. A significant ...

Only half of advice practices report positive earnings: Investment Trends

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
The latest findings from Investment Trends reveal that only half of financial advice practices report positive momentum when it comes to profitability. The 2025 Adviser Business Model Report shows that profitability in the sector continues to improve ...

WAM eyes Platinum LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... market mispricing opportunities. In the 2025 financial year, WGB's assets rose 19.4%, outperforming the MSCI World Index (AUD) which rose 18.5%. PMC said its board is "currently taking steps to call the extraordinary general meeting requisitioned ...

PC suggests removing excessive entry requirements for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
In its fourth of five papers addressing productivity hurdles in Australia's economy ahead of the government's Economic Reform Roundtable, the Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended paring back some of the entry requirements that have impacted ...

CSC quashes internal bullying, sexism claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) chair Janet Torney has rejected suggestions that bullying, harassment or sexism are improperly handled by the organisation. Torney responded to reporting by the Australian Financial Review that CSC received ...

Betashares details private markets play, signs first partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... asset managers to bring institutional grade offerings down under. The first partnership is with Cliffwater LLC, providing an AUD hedged exposure to its flagship US private credit strategy to financial advisers and their clients. The underlying Cliffwater ...

InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
Sequoia Financial Group's InterPrac Financial Planning is facing $22 million worth of complaints lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) for its advisers' role in the collapse of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian ...

Linda Elkins joins AMP board, Slattery exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
Linda Elkins will be joining the AMP board, drawing on her more than 25-plus years in financial services, including top roles at KPMG, Colonial First State and Russell Investment. Starting 1 September, Elkins joins AMP Limited as a non-executive director ...

Betashares adds global bond ETF to lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... Bond Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: WBND) is the first ETF in Australia that aims to track the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index (AUD Hedged), which is used by APRA in the performance test for superannuation funds, Betashares said. The ETF, covering more than ...

Elston expands institutional reach

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
Elston Asset Management has hired a former BlackRock senior manager to help lead its push into the institutional market. In her new role at Elston, Stacey Sinclair will focus on building the institutional presence of the business and supporting the ...