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Shield collapse brings wholesale governance to the forefront

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... hearing a lot of talk about governance among the adviser community amid the fallout of the two failed schemes. About 12,000 retail investors have lost more than $1 billion from the two managed investment schemes. "People are talking about governance ...

Platinum shareholders greenlight L1 Capital merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... well-diversified investment management business with a diversified client base across institutional, wholesale, high-net-worth and retail investors in Australia and globally." If the merger did not proceed, Strapp warned that Platinum shareholders "will ...

ASIC report a 'solid point of reference' for private credit guardrails

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... projects. It also provides diversification, return and income opportunities for Australians through superannuation and retail investments," Briggs said. Lastly, the Australian Investment Council commended ASIC for the work it has undertaken in reviewing ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to RELI Capital

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... Fund, a registered managed investment scheme operated by RELI Capital. The regulator said it is to protect consumers and retail investors from acquiring a product not suitable for their financial objectives. Its action follows concern that the target ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... inappropriate level of portfolio allocation given the risks of the fund and does not adequately specify an investment timeframe for retail clients. The fund portfolio is primarily comprised of senior secured first-lien term loans issued to US corporate ...

Rest invests $390m in US REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... the STORE Capital portfolio will assist with diversifying Rest's property holdings with greater exposure to assets in the retail and industrial sectors. "The portfolio is much more diversified than you'd typically see in real estate portfolios. This ...

Australian investors undeterred by global market turbulence

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... app Sharesies revealed Australians remain confident in their investments despite global uncertainties. Polling over 2500 retail investors, 61% of respondents indicated they have chosen to maintain or increase their investments. Even more participants ...

FSC appoints two new directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... 2011 as chief financial officer and moved to the US in 2017 to become the divisional chief financial officer of the US Retail Investor Group. Most recently, he was chief financial officer of Vanguard's international business and a member of the international ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... misleading the government over the $14 billion bond scandal. The misconduct relates to five separate matters spanning the retail and institutional businesses. The lion's share of the civil penalty relates to ANZ admitting it acted unconscionably ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... University, Hunt tracked the efficacy of geared strategies, finding the investment timeline is the most important element for retail clients. "The biggest issue that we found was that gearing really introduces much more sequencing risk at the purchase ...