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La Trobe shuts online portal access

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... is "safe" after ASIC issued interim stop orders on the 12 Month Term Account, 2 Year Account and US Private Credit Fund Class B products. In response to the orders, La Trobe blocked access to its online portal, which Paton said had to be done to comply ...

MHC Digital partners to launch stablecoin platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... underscore stablecoins' role in the financial system, Carnegie noted. "Stablecoins are already the fastest-scaling asset class in financial history, and demand from exchanges, wealth platforms and fintechs for compliant Australian dollar rails is at ...

MSC awarded dual mandate from newly established litigation funder

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... wholesale managed investment scheme. The fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of litigation funding assets, including class actions and insolvency-related litigation in Australia, as well as arbitration and insolvency proceedings across Asia ...

LGT Crestone unveils rebrand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... and strategic step forward," LGT chief executive Michael Chisholm said. "It reflects our commitment to delivering world-class wealth management, backed by global expertise and a deep focus on our clients. "While our name is changing, our purpose is constant ...

BT launches new low-cost investment menu

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
BT is launching 'Focus' on its Panorama platform, a new low-cost investment menu in partnership with Vanguard Investments Australia. Available from October, the menu is designed to assist financial advisers in delivering scalable, cost-effective platform ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... said. The fund was launched in early 2024. At August end it had about $260 million in assets, with additional funds held in Class B units. In a note to investors, La Trobe chief investment officer Chris Paton said: "We wish to stress to investors that ...

Australia maintains global retirement security ranking: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
Australia has maintained its 7th rank globally for retirement security even as more Australians believe it is increasingly more difficult to retire securely. Natixis Investment Managers Global Retirement Index (GRI) showed across the sub categories ...

ASIC makes 'first-of-its-kind' exemption to broaden digital asset access

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
ASIC has granted class relief for intermediaries engaging in the secondary distribution of a stablecoin issued by a licensed issuer. Unlike commonly known cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, a stablecoin, where some are considered a financial product under ...

Private markets, asset class correlations upending 60-40 portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
The rise of private markets and increasing intra- and inter-fund correlation among asset classes should prompt financial advisers to rethink the traditional 60-40 portfolio. This is according to CI Global Asset Management head of fixed income and private ...

Supply and demand dynamics shift PE secondaries landscape: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... effective liquidity mechanisms for investor entry/exit may be critical to the ongoing credibility and growth of the asset class - as will the evolution of fund economics and expectations that match the underlying investment opportunities rather than ...