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Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... continue into the new year, along with growing investment into AI. He said tech stocks showed more resilience than markets may have anticipated at the beginning of the year, and investors will be watching to see if an AI bubble forms or continues from ...

ASFA expands financial crime prevention framework for super trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... uplift the sector's cyber resilience and prevent scams and financial crime in super, as well as its Cyber Security Toolkit in May 2025. ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said the new tools are about strengthening protection for super fund members and ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... credit is a misnomer." He says the First Brands transaction also involved off-balance-sheet factoring and trade finance and may have involved instances of alleged fraudulent activities where the company had pledged the same collateral more than once. ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
Recent employment data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown the nation may be at an inflection point, highlighting the challenges the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will face in setting policy next year. Citi economists have changed ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... Ausbil Investment Management chief economist Jim Chronis highlighted there are several longer-term structural drivers that may help drive new value supply chains across various sectors. These include military spending globally, infrastructure to accommodate ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... expand those who contribute to paying the CSLR to SMSFs, Mulino said while it is not possible, it was something the government may consider. "As part of that process, I'm going to look at other possible sources of funding. So, that would include ...

ASIC takes action on Spice Capital Partners, founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... were involved in gold mining and are now in liquidation. According to LinkedIn, Oxlade founded Ox Consolidated Holdings in May 2016 and has been the director of Ox Corp, an investment holding and consulting company, since 2005. He previously worked at ...

Diversa to 'vigorously defend' ASIC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... Guardian," Diversa said. "Diversa has been actively monitoring First Guardian since it suspended applications and withdrawals in May 2024 and has been working constructively with regulators since it became an area of focus leading up to the proceedings ...

NAB Private Wealth, JBWere names CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... strategic and tactical asset allocation, portfolio construction and manager selection. Campbell resigned from her role at Cbus in May 2024 following four years with the fund. She was initially appointed as head of infrastructure and then promoted to ...

ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... proportion of the [Fund] is invested in direct/unlisted assets which are less liquid or illiquid", and that underlying funds may have lock-in periods. ASIC is also suing Interprac Financial Planning for funnelling clients into Shield and First Guardian. ...