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Netwealth to spend $101m compensating First Guardian victims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
After admitting it didn't sufficiently assess the First Guardian Master Fund before making it available to super members, Netwealth is being sued by ASIC and will repay $101 million to victims. More than 1000 investors had their money in the First ...

Equity Trustees hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has imposed additional licence conditions on Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETSL) to address concerns relating to its investment governance frameworks and practices, including oversight ...

Rest exits co-investment with Motive Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Rest has ceased its interest in London-based data and analytics company With Intelligence, exiting its private equity co-investment with Motive Partners. Marking a significant milestone for the superannuation fund, the transaction represents its first ...

Australian Ethical appoints chief risk officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Australian Ethical has appointed Natalie Kooyman as chief risk officer, effective 9 February 2026. Bringing over two decades of industry experience, Kooyman leaves her most recent position as head of operational risk and controls at AustralianSuper. ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
Australia's corporate distress levels have increased by almost 50% across most industries since the pandemic, due to elevated interest rates, persistent inflation and sector-specific vulnerabilities, new research indicates. The inaugural Australian ...

NGS Super backs Gresham House forestry platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
Specialist alternative asset manager Gresham House has completed the first close of its Sustainable International Forestry Strategy Platform. It secured over $440 million in commitments, including an investment from NGS Super. Driven by a nationwide ...

Mark Delaney to step down from AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
Mark Delaney is stepping down as chief investment officer and deputy chief executive after 25 years at the fund. Delaney is set to leave the fund on 30 June 2026. Until then, the nation's largest super fund will conduct a global search for his replacement. ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
PME Pensioenfonds, a Dutch pension fund with $105 billion in assets, has terminated an $8.9 billion equity mandate with BlackRock due to the manager's misalignment with the fund's environmental, social and governance framework. According to a release ...

TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
TAL has introduced a new total and permanent disability (TPD) support option to its flagship retail product and implemented additional support for self-employed customers around income protection. The integrations follow TAL's partnership with SANE ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
The professional indemnity insurance (PII) sector will be forced to play a bigger role in making the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) sustainable, Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino proposes, as the Opposition slams the scheme for "constantly ...