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Netwealth to defend First Guardian class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Netwealth will defend a class action brought against it by Keily McCrosson, a boutique law firm based in Melbourne, around the collapse of First Guardian. Netwealth said it subsidiaries Netwealth Investments and Netwealth Superannuation Services have ...

Third of Aussies think retirement will be funded by inheritance: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... to their children (25%), healthcare and long-term care costs (34%), inflation eroding retirement plans (32%), and never saving enough to retire (35%). The survey also found Australians are "under-advised" compared to their global counterparts, as more ...

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Treasury has opened a consultation for managed investment schemes (MISs) to provide more data to help identify emerging risks earlier. The collapse of Shield and First Guardian highlighted gaps in regulators' visibility of the sector, which costed Australians ...

Retirement confidence lags as investors turn to AI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Retirement has emerged as a central concern for investors globally, but a lack of confidence and financial literacy is keeping many savers on the sidelines, according to Amundi's latest global investor study. The third edition of Amundi's Decoding ...

ASIC halts Remara's private credit products for TMD deficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
ASIC has slapped interim stop orders on Remara Investment Management's private credit products over deficiencies in its target market determination (TMD), claiming they were too risky for retail investors. The three products - the 6 Month (Fixed and ...

Vietnam joins FTSE Russell emerging market index

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... could attract private and institutional capital, diversifying financing beyond the banking system and direct long-term saving towards productive investment. FTSE Russell said more than US$22 trillion in assets use its indices as benchmarks. The index ...

'Beyond warnings': ASIC to come down heavy on private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
The corporate regulator has urged the private credit sector to uplift standards, noting participants should prepare for enforcement action if they fail to do so. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said the regulator is now "beyond warnings" and pushed ...

Magellan shuts down Vinva global equity retail funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Magellan Asset Management is shuttering two Vinva global equity funds, active systematic retail strategies, two years after they were brought to market. Reaching $165.3 million in assets under management at the end of August, Magellan, as responsible ...

Netwealth faces potential class action over First Guardian failure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Netwealth Group has received letters of potential class action, alleging it breached duties while offering and monitoring certain First Guardian investment options available through the Netwealth Superannuation Master Fund. No proceedings have yet been ...

Shield investors launch Macquarie class action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Gordan Legal commenced a class action against Macquarie Investment Management, alleging the investors in the collapsed Shield Master Fund have not been fully compensated for losses affecting their retirement savings. The proceedings have been brought ...