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Royal London AM launches four new funds locally

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
... mutual ownership gives us the ability to focus on building partnerships and managing clients' futures for the long-term, rather than dealing with the short term demands of corporate shareholders," Georgeson said. "We are excited to continue to partner ...

Perpetual raises $268m to expand credit investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... credit market is growing significantly, PCI's focus remains on large Australian corporates and securitisation opportunities rather than SMEs or property developer lending. "PCI operates an unconstrained mandate, meaning we pick what we consider to be ...

ASIC invites feedback on disclosure requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... announced by the regulatory in August 2025. ASIC is proposing stamp duty be disclosed as an average amount over seven years, rather than an annual sum, in fees and costs summaries. The regulator said the proposal would require a change to ASIC Corporations ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges Australia would face economically if it didn't ...

Reforms on super advertising, stapling enter parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... Choice option(s) of that Umbrella Product X, the person must ensure that the advertising only refers to the MySuper option, rather than advertising the Umbrella Product X more generally," the legislation reads. Association of Super Funds of Australia ...

PE activity to continue momentum in 2026: Corrs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... "Investments have been characterised by a focus on platform plays with clear growth potential and operational improvement, rather than financial engineering. A cautious approach to leverage remains common," the report read. "The trend toward targeted ...

Prevention of Shield, First Guardian-like events the focus from here on: Mulino

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood stands with the approach, stating that the issue isn't the law being insufficient, but rather "it's an issue of the law not being enforced effectively." She added that the prosecution of SQM Research will clarify the ...

Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... Royal Commission, ASIC is now reviewed every two years instead of five years. Conaghan disagrees with this, believing that rather than watering down oversight, it should be strengthened at a time when ASIC has let down so many Australians.

Scaling practices depends on AI: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
The financial advice industry cannot rely on hiring more advisers to scale practices, rather it needs to prioritise the adoption of new technology that will also help meet unprecedented demand for advice over the next five years, this year's Financial ...

Delaying reforms to YFYS test, RG97 costing members: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... would like to see reforms that shift the focus to the most important metric for measuring member outcomes - net returns, rather than lowest cost. To fix the RG97 problem, it suggests reporting an additional fee efficiency metric, providing clarifying ...