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GROW Inc. names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
The super administrator welcomed its recruit this week, replacing inaugural chief and co-founder Matthew Keeley. John Banfield is now chief executive of GROW Inc., bringing an extensive knowledge of the technology and payments landscape. He was most ...

Federal Court hammers defunct advice firm with $11m penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
Defunct advice firm Equiti Financial Services, since renamed DOD Bookkeeping, which has been placed into liquidation, has been slammed with an $11.03 million penalty for providing "cookie cutter" advice and breaching conflicted remuneration laws. Equiti ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
The Federal Court has vindicated Block Earner by overturning a decision that it needed an AFSL to offer its Earner product and dismissing ASIC's appeal to impose penalties on the digital asset platform. Justices O'Callaghan, Abraham and Button ...

Selfwealth shareholders resoundingly greenlight takeover proposal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
Selfwealth shareholders approved the investment platform's acquisition by Singaporean digital wealth manager Syfe Group's holding company Svava on Tuesday. Of those who voted, 99.7% were in favour of the proposed offer, which will see shareholders receive ...

NAB forecasts 50bp rate cut in May

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
NAB chief economist Sally Auld said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may deliver a 50bps interest rate cut when it meets again in May. Auld said headwinds from the global environment have intensified, but conceded large amounts of uncertainty remain. ...

Lakehouse Capital lists first fund on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Boutique investment manager Lakehouse Capital, which manages $600 million, has listed its Global Growth Fund on the ASX today, its first publicly traded offering. Lakehouse Capital co-founder and chief investment officer Donny Buchanan said that listing ...

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings has sold its entire 15.1% stake in Challenger to TAL. TAL, together with its parent company Dai-ichi Life Holdings, acquired the minority interest at $8.46 per share - marking a 53% premium to Challenger's closing ...

Adviser exam pass rate declines

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
ASIC has released the results of the 28 th Financial Adviser Exam, held on March 6. Of the 241 candidates to sit the exam, 177 passed, representing 73.4% of the cohort. Of those 241 candidates, 175 (72.6%) sat the exam for the first time. The pass rate ...

Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Platinum Asia Investments (PAI) has rejected a non-binding indicative proposal from the PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund and will move forward with plans to merge with the Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF (PAXX). PAI's independent board reviewed both ...

EQT closes flagship infra fund at $37bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
EQT Infrastructure VI raised €21.5 billion (AU$37 billion) in total commitments, exceeding the €20 billion target. The capital raising includes the €21.3 billion in fee-generating assets under management and builds on EQT Value-Add Infrastructure's ...