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MST Financial acquires FIIG Securities' unit, boosts assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
MST Financial has bolstered its funds under management and advice to $700 million with the acquisition of FIIG Securities' asset management unit from AUSIEX. After acquiring FIIG in May, AUSIEX has transferred the former's income managed funds and individually ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... by GCPF, including as evidence of recoverability. O'Shea also didn't obtain evidence related to the $6.5 million of unit trust investments apparently held by the Alpha Fund, or as to the recoverability of loans from UGC to its director Joel Hewish for ...

Allspring appoints head of sales for new Sydney office

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... Funds Management and the subsequent launch of the Allspring Global Income Fund for Australian investors through a local unit trust. In his new position, Gordon will be responsible for leading sales and client service initiatives as well as strengthening ...

S64, Vista Equity Partners roll out unit trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
S64 and Vista Equity Partners will launch an Australian unit trust (AUT) that provides exposure to global software and technology firms early next year. As first flagged in May, the partnership launched VistaOne in the Asia Pacific region. The new product ...

Lombard Odier acquires Dutch sustainable asset manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... investment capabilities." LOIM launched its first product in Australia with the LOIM Sustainable Private Credit (Australia) Unit Trust in 2023. It brought its Plastic Circularity Fund down under in the ensuing months, expanding its offerings for local ...

ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
The Federal Court imposed urgent interim orders to freeze the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, with ASIC concerned more than $50 million of investor funds is at risk. ASIC is investigating FMPE ...

Ares launches wholesale infrastructure fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
Ares Management has launched the Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (AUT), an Australian-domiciled unit trust designed to provide wholesale and advised retail clients access to Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (ACI). ACI is a private infrastructure investment ...

T. Rowe Price brings research equity strategy down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... style" or "sector leadership changes" across different markets and has launched in both hedged and unhedged Australian Unit Trust solutions. T. Rowe Price head of Australia and New Zealand Darren Hall said Australian investors will now be able to leverage ...

Gold ETFs outshine large caps: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... other hand ran the best international fixed interest fund. Topping the emerging markets category, the India 2030 Fund unit trust delivered 29% p.a. over a three-year period and made 21.6% p.a. over the 12 months.

Blue Owl launches fund to sophisticated investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... Blue Owl has launched for local investors since it began building out its presence in Australia in 2023. The unlisted unit trust invests in Blue Owl Credit Income Corp (OCIC), a private credit strategy that invests in a diversified portfolio of predominantly ...