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ASIC helping with law reform over Shield, First Guardian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... government on law reform in the wake of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund collapses. Longo said high risk super switching is a "great concern" to ASIC and is a key focus area for the agency. "The First Guardian and Shield Master Fund ...

Clime gains ground on culture, business model reset

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... be turned around in due time. But if he was successful in doing so, Madison would have been "a very low margin, very high risk, very scaled operation licensee." The group has managed to turn around consecutive losses of $3.8 million and $1.9 million ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... when members are altering their details, withdrawing funds, or using any other functionality that would be considered "high risk". Conscious of the consequences from the series of attacks earlier this year, APRA brought forward the deadline for super ...

ASIC bans advisers for dodgy Shield Master Fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... the Growth class, which were high-risk investments. Some also went into the Balanced class, which was deemed a medium-high risk investment. Bradley was an authorised representative of MWL Financial Services from 11 October 2017 to 27 December 2021, and ...

Super funds, banks say cybersecurity is now their biggest concern

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... gathered responses from 262 financial institutions, revealed that the threat of cyber security was listed as a critical or high risk among 91% of respondents. Following that, geopolitical risks and their potential to magnify liquid, market, credit, investment ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... market valuations," Hennessy said. "Looking back to September and the lows in bond yields, investors were predicting a high risk of recession in the US, and markets were betting on official interest rates falling to 2.8% by early 2026. That number has ...

RBA to meet for final 2024 rate decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... although the tax cuts may have helped many average households service their debts, it hasn't yet had the same impact on high risk and vulnerable groups - those with more debt. In addition, the data showed that the economy is still weak in places. "Economic ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... change in economic policy but does run the risk of even more public spending. "These considerations point to at least a high risk of increased volatility after the relative calm of 2024." But it's not all bad news, Oliver said, as there remains grounds ...

ASIC issues warning over shoddy DDO practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... target market. For example, one CFD issuer required consumers to confirm they understood that CFD traders need to have a high risk tolerance if the consumer's initial response indicated they wanted a safe investment," ASIC said. "A more common practice ...

Lazard enters local ETF industry with infra offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... Vinci, Exelon, Norfolk Southern, and National Grid. The TMD says investment in the ETF is suited to those with a very high risk and return profile, seeking capital growth and/or income distribution. It's intended as a minor or satellite allocation over ...