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Shield proposes to liquidate equities to pay investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... aside sufficient assets to pay the claims of non-investor creditors of Keystone who have lodged proofs of. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland told an industry event yesterday the regulator has 10 separate Federal Court proceedings against 18 defendants ...

Zagga raises $65m for Sydney real estate development

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
... with a current yield of 7.85% per annum. It closed 30% above its target of $50 million. Zagga chief executive and co-founder Alan Greenstein said the structural imbalances in the Australian property market present a compelling investment case. "We have ...

Capital Haus acquires Adelaide advice firm, FUM to exceed $1bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... Haus has acquired Adelaide's advice business Baker Young, with the firm to retain its brand and staff. Baker Young founders Alan Young and David Baker will remain in active advisory roles, as Capital Haus will also move its existing client to the 'Baker ...

ASIC to monitor union redundancy funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... licence is granted. "ASIC's approach to regulation commonly evolves in response to changes in markets," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. "Since ASIC first granted relief for these types of funds, there has been a significant increase in funds ...

Magellan global equities lead exits amid investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... attention separately and that an internal investigation is underway. It also said Streimann resigned from his post yesterday. Alan Pullen and Casey McLean have been named interim co-heads of global equities. "MFG remains committed to ensuring appropriate ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... included 13 files that also led to significant concerns about client detriment in relation to the advice. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland warned that the next steps involved a consideration of a range of regulatory responses. "This includes enforcement ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... digital asset are not a regulated financial product. To provide transitional support ahead of the reform, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the regulator has granted a sector-wide no-action position until 30 June 2026. The no-action position was informed ...

ASIC targets potential vertical integration in managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... conflicts of interests in the managed accounts sector particularly as more AFSLs build in-house products. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the managed accounts sector "can be very attractive for licensees at all parts of the product manufacturing ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... issues that threaten to undermine public confidence in their business and in turn, the financial system," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. "ASIC will continue to monitor the governance and risk management frameworks of financial services entities ...

Super Moves: ANZ Staff, Aware, Equip, ART, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... our growth ambitions," said Damien Webb, Aware Super deputy CIO and head of international The super fund recently promoted Alan Casey to portfolio manager for income and markets. Casey previously served as associate portfolio manager for liquidity, fixed ...