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Government's rush to implement Payday Super is 'reckless': Coalition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... to significant fines and other risks. "Payday Super should proceed with two pragmatic safeguards to ensure it succeeds: a short phase-in for the smallest employers and reciprocal obligations on funds to reduce the risk of penalties for businesses for ...

L1 Group replaces chief, seeks $330m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... and a share purchase plan for $25 million. The money will be used to fund co-investments in L1 Capital's new Global Long Short strategy, provide co-investment support for another new strategy that has yet to launch. It will also expand the business via ...

Apostle partners with Qtron Investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... products. Qtron specialises in emerging market equities, global enhanced equities, global small cap equities, and global long/short equities. As of June 30, it has US$1.25 billion in assets under management. Apostle managing director Mitchell Gunman ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... directors of 10 years with the possibility of a two-year extension, it now proposes a hard tenure limit of 12 years with short extensions in limited circumstances. Additionally, a proposal for banks and insurers to have at least two independent directors ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... opportunities Despite the rut the industry is in, several providers are seizing real opportunities in areas where incumbents fall short. Apex Group launched in Australia in 2009 and acquired Mainstream Group in 2021, catering to 200,000 investors in ...

APAC insurers favour multi-alternatives strategies: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... especially when structures are designed to ensure good visibility on demand and cash flows. "We anticipate a decline in US short-term rates over the next few quarters, as the Federal Reserve resumes its rate-cutting cycle, which should support other ...

ASIC slaps MWL adviser with ban over Shield involvement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... that Shield had a higher performing track record against other super funds when Shield had only been in existence for a short period. As a result, ASIC believes Spooner is not a fit and proper person, is likely to contravene financial services law, and ...

ASIC targets potential vertical integration in managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Stopping short of calling it vertically integrated, ASIC warns it aims to uncover any conflicts of interests in the managed accounts sector particularly as more AFSLs build in-house products. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the managed accounts ...

Fidante partner hires from WTW

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... Australia, New Zealand and Asia. This is the investment manager's second partnership in 2025, following the addition of long-short manager System Capital as an affiliate in February, underscoring its ambition to bolster its alternatives capabilities. ...

Future Fund recruits energy heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has appointed an experienced energy executive to lead its energy transition strategy. Kay Stuart joins as executive director of energy transition and will sit within the Future Fund's real assets team. Stuart ...