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Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... concerned substantial investments; it was likely to have led to investors losing confidence in ESG programs..." Between 1 February 2021 and 30 June 2023, the super fund claimed it steered clear of investments in gambling, coal mining, oil tar sands ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian Master Fund set for liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... Guardian Master Fund. Some investors were advised to set up an SMSF to facilitate investments into the master fund. In late February, the Federal Court made orders to freeze the assets of Falcon, First Guardian, and Anderson. In the same month, the court ...

Future Group, family offices back US$100m AI-focused fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... fund marks King River Capital's fifth fund since its inception in 2019, following its King River Digital Assets Fund in February 2022 and the Inevitable Gaming Fund in April 2024, which has already recorded 180% growth since its launch, outpacing Bitcoin's ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... declines." According to the FTSE Russell, Chinese equities outperformed the APAC region, the US, and FTSE All-World Index in February. The rally came off the back of monetary and fiscal stimulus in September 2024. But the rally began to fade from October ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... footprint in the individual life insurance market and develop new revenue streams. Lanani told his LinkedIn community that February would have marked an 18-year innings at TAL but "stumps" were called in January. "It's been so rewarding always to ...

ETF market dips but bright spots emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
The $3.11 billion net flows in February struggled to boost the Australian ETF market's position, with funds under management (FUM) dropping to $255 billion, according to VanEck's monthly ETF data. February marked the eighth consecutive month ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... the fund's internal target handling time of four months from when the completed claim form was received. Then, in February, it was confirmed ASIC was investigating the fund over the failure. According to ASIC's filings, the $355 billion fund ...

IAM mandate grows to $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... which has secured commitments from family offices, high-net-worth investors, and credit funds. The deal announced on February 26 initially sought a minimum of $125 million to fund MoneyMe's personal loan and credit card offerings. This has now increased ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... a year, the difference amounts to $28,425. One major win was the passing of the landmark Three Day Guarantee Bill on February 13, which guarantees three days of subsidised early childhood education and care (ECEC) and effectively removes the activity ...

Aussie ETF market tipped to hit $300bn in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... growth" of 47% in the APAC region, of which 45% was derived from inflows. This follows the positive market performance in February, surpassing $250 billion in FUM. While Australia enjoyed a steady 26% growth in 2024, which is ahead of South Korea (24%) ...