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Russell Investments wins two mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
Russell Investments has won two mandates from councils in New Zealand, collectively amounting to about $100 million. Napier City Council appointed Russell Investments as its investment manager to work closely with its funds management arm Ahuriri Investment ...

Diversa to 'vigorously defend' ASIC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
Diversa Trustees said it will be "vigorously defending" ASIC's allegations about the role it played in moving $300 million of member money to the failed First Guardian Master Fund, arguing the managed investment scheme was "fraudulent." ASIC has ...

ASIC takes action on Spice Capital Partners, founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
ASIC is taking further action against Spice Capital Partners and its founder Colin Oxlade for providing unlicensed financial services and financial product advice that ultimately raised nearly $2 million from investors. ASIC alleges that Oxlade, who ...

NAB Private Wealth, JBWere names CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
The former deputy chief investment officer of Cbus will lead NAB Private Wealth and its subsidiary JBWere as investments chief in 2026. Alexandra Campbell is the new chief investment officer for NAB Private Wealth and JBWere. The parent company has ...

Renters need twice as much super, risk poverty in retirement: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
Renters are headed for "dire retirement outcomes" as a couple who does not own their own house requires nearly double the amount in superannuation for a comfortable retirement compared to homeowners, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA). The ...

ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
ASIC is suing Diversa Trustees for its role in the collapse of the First Guardian Master Fund, in which $300 million of member money was invested. In the Federal Court, ASIC put forth several allegations, starting with Diversa failing to conduct adequate ...

1659 First Guardian, Shield complaints reach AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
The number of Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund-related complaints lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has grown to 1659. AFCA said the latest figure represents the total as at December 3. AFCA did not provide ...

68% pass financial adviser exam: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
Some 68% of candidates who sat the November sitting of the financial adviser exam passed, ASIC's results show. A total of 308 candidates undertook the exam, with 208 passing with flying colours. About three-quarters (75.6%) sat the exam for the first ...

Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Australia's largest six superannuation funds are making waves among the world's top 100 asset owners, the Thinking Ahead Institute's latest report shows, as they increasingly adopt a total portfolio approach (TPA). The Asset Owner 100 report labelled ...

UBS, RQI deliver for EM investors: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Actively managed emerging market strategies outperformed other assets classes, according to new Rainmaker Information research, with funds from UBS and RQI Investors leading the pack. Emerging market funds delivered 21.1% p.a. in the 12 months to September ...