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Freezing order slapped on First Guardian Master Fund, Falcon Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
ASIC has taken action to freeze the assets of the First Guardian Master Fund and its responsible entity Falcon Capital nearly one year after investors were locked out from accessing their funds. The First Guardian Master Fund is run by First Guardian ...

Platinum rolls out major leadership reshuffle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
Platinum Asset Management has unleashed a major reshuffle of its leadership team as it continues to focus on turnaround plans. In February 2024, Platinum announced a comprehensive turnaround program under the leadership of chief executive Jeff Peters. ...

Macquarie shutters 30-year-old fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Macquarie Group has terminated the Macquarie Master Capital Stable Fund, claiming the fund does not have "sufficient scale" to remain viable. The bank has commenced the wind-up of the fund's assets and unitholders' share of the net proceeds of the termination ...

ASIC bans Brisbane-based financial services director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
ASIC has banned JB Markets director Peter Aardoom from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business and performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business for eight ...

Perpetual calls off KKR deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Perpetual has ended KKR's courtship of its wealth management and corporate trust operations, blaming the massive tax bill the transaction would incur, saying there was no way of getting around it. Since tabulating the tax implications last December ...

Svava makes binding offer for Selfwealth, BFG given deadline to counter

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
The bidding war over Selfwealth continues as Svava has officially put in a binding offer to acquire 100% of the company at 28 cents per share. The new proposal is a 12% premium to the cash consideration of the $0.25 offer from Bell Financial Group (BFG). ...

Colonial First State loses private markets manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Colonial First State has confirmed the departure of the senior manager responsible for unlisted investments within the fund's multi-asset team. The financial services giant said Daniel Cheang's last day with the firm was February 14. Cheang's ...

Convicted adviser fails to appeal prison sentence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Former Melbourne financial adviser Bradley Grimm will continue to serve his sentence after failing to have his dishonesty conviction and prison term overturned. Grimm pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in dishonest conduct whilst running a financial ...

Global tariffs to spike under Trump: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
Global tariffs could balloon to levels not seen since the turn of the century and result in higher inflation and interest rates, according to a top economist. Speaking at Financial Standard's Chief Economists Forum yesterday, Barrenjoey chief economist ...

SG Hiscock, Ruffer shutter funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Two funds managed by SG Hiscock (SGH) and Ruffer have closed due to lack of investor interest. The SGH Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund was terminated on February 3 for failing to reach its required scale and retain and attract the desired number of investors. ...