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UniSuper hires from Lonsec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
The $155 billion super fund is welcoming a new manager, investment solutions and research. Tom Akay has been appointed to the position, joining UniSuper's product team in what the fund described as a "pivotal role." Akay joins the fund from Lonsec where ...

Former United Global Capital adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
Former United Global Capital (UGC) adviser Milutin Petrovic is banned for six years after ASIC found he failed key advice obligations when recommending clients invest their retirement savings into the Global Capital Property Fund Limited (GCPF). Petrovic ...

Loftus Peak to launch hedged Global Disruption active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
Loftus Peak will list the Loftus Peak Global Disruption Hedged Active ETF on Monday. The ETF is a currency hedged version of its existing Loftus Peak Global Disruption Active ETF, which returned 27.56% net of fees in the year to July end. It will be ...

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
The government has dumped the inquiry into wealth management companies that would have dissected the collapse of firms like Dixon Advisory and the impact on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). In September 2024, the government referred the ...

Shield-linked advice firm director, compliance manager banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
The AFSL of MWL Financial Services has been cancelled, while both its director and its compliance manager have copped bans after they allegedly helped funnel more than $150 million in investments into the Shield Master Fund. MWL recommended Shield to ...

Platinum banks on merger positives amid dismal FY25 result

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
With assets and profits down 30% in the year, Platinum Asset Management's hopes of recovery are pinned on the L1 Capital deal and subsequent rebranding to L1 Group. Releasing its final annual results yesterday evening, Platinum Asset Management confirmed ...

ESG labelling could 'destabilise' super system: RIAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is concerned a 'one-size-fits-all' ESG labelling regime would actually increase the risk of greenwashing. Earlier this month, the government commenced a consultation on the introduction of sustainable ...

Montgomery to distribute digital assets fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
Montgomery Investment Management is partnering with Digital Asset Funds Management (DAFM) to distribute the latter's fund to wholesale investors. DAFM is a Sydney-based investment boutique and runs the Digital Income Fund. The strategy offers two investment ...

NGS Super readies for admin transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
After close to a year-long delay, NGS Super will begin transferring its administration services to GROW Inc. in October. In May 2024, NGS Super announced it was ending a long-standing administration services arrangement with Mercer, instead handing ...

ATO bares teeth at dentists pushing early super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned of an increase in "dodgy advice" about accessing superannuation savings for non-critical medical procedures, like cosmetic dental work. The number of people accessing their super under the guise of medical ...