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InterPrac wants super funds' reserves to remediate Shield, First Guardian victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... regarding the collapse of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund, saying that victims should be "fully compensated" via superannuation funds' reserves. InterPrac is currently facing $22 million worth of Australian Financial Complaints ...

Equity Trustees defies ASIC Shield Master Fund allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... investment manager CF Capital. ASIC estimates that $480 million was invested in Shield by at least 5800 consumers, who did so via Macquarie Investment Management and EQT. EQT declined to comment on why the red flags were ignored and how, since the Shield ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... acquiring South Korea's Hanam Data Centre. Australians' retirement money also has large exposures to data centres via AustralianSuper's $2.2 billion investment in Texas-based DataBank, while the Future Fund recently gained a 35% stake in ...

FAAA calls for other sectors to help pay $67m CSLR bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
In its submission to the Treasury consultation on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) Special Levy for 2025/26, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said financial advisers should not be expected to pay more than the $20 million ...

Platinum client yanks $580m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... decrease from the previous year. Platinum is banking on the merger with L1 Capital for a recovery. Assuming shareholder approval via an extraordinary general meeting on September 22, Platinum will rebrand to L1 Group and a $16.5 billion entity will be ...

Clime investments chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... Wealth Management (MTIS), and Investment Strategists Accounting Services. Infocus continues to licence Clime Private Wealth via a dealer-to-dealer arrangement. "Throughout FY25, a reinvigorated and refocused Private Wealth offer resulted in a better ...

Betashares launches first private credit fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... p.a. and is currency hedged back to Australian dollars. The fund will be available to financial advisers and their clients via major platforms, as well as to eligible wholesale investors via Betashares Direct. Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur ...

Shield-linked advice firm director, compliance manager banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... MWL recommended Shield to more than 750 clients who then collectively invested about $155 million, ASIC said. This was done via a "low cost advice project" the firm ran between September 2021 and February 2024, receiving referrals from lead generators. ...

NGS Super readies for admin transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... has implemented a comprehensive strategy built on preparedness, transparency, and responsiveness. The change will take place via a staggered transition plan, including rigorous testing, data verification, and multiple dry runs, "enabling us to anticipate ...

QIC harvests rare earth elements to turbocharge net zero transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
QIC has made an investment via its $150 million QIC Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF) to support Ark Mines' Sandy Mitchell Rare Earths Project. The project, located 230km northwest of Cairns, contains significant resources of ...