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WA director admits investor deception

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... company director has pleaded guilty to dishonestly using his position to misappropriate more than $1.5 million raised from investors, who were told their funds would be invested in foreign exchange trading. Trent Bowden appeared before the Perth Magistrates ...

HMC Capital wins $1.3bn private credit insto mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... it said. HMC Capital said it is now positioned to originate significantly larger loan opportunities for institutional investors and grow its market share. It added the mandates will expand available funding capacity, support growth in fee-earning assets ...

ASIC sues three Keystone Asset Management directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... allegedly failing their duties to safeguard superannuation members from the collapse of the Shield Master Fund. Some 5800 investors with $530 million in retirement savings were invested in Shield. Keystone, which is now in liquidation, was the responsible ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... become law. The government recently unveiled CGT discount carveouts targeting small businesses, and start-ups and their investors following backlash since the reforms were announced in the Budget on May 12. Testamentary trusts will also be given a reprieve ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... is a major deterrence to capital flows, undermines long-term development and carries crippling social costs. Seasoned investors, though, are quick to challenge the notion that corruption and governance risks are not bound by geography. Transparency International ...

HUB24 appoints Formica to board

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... director of Barrenjoey and Vinva Holdings. His previous leadership roles include chief executive of Janus Henderson Investors and chief executive of Henderson Global Investors. HUB24 chair Paul Rogan said Formica's extensive leadership experience would ...

ASX to focus on pattern of problematic behaviour in listed entities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... misleading," it said. It intends to also conduct a review of post-admission disclosures of listed entities providing investors exposure to private credit. ASX Supervision group executive Lucinda McCann said: "Our engagement will be risk-based, visible ...

Sovereign wealth funds ramp up direct private investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... co-investments account for 50%-60% of private investments, up from approximately 40% in 2023. In the past 12 months, sovereign investors participated in approximately US$160-US$170 billion in global private market transactions, of which US$120 billion ...

Advisers expect growth despite uphill challenges

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... observing their clients are holding more cash in response to uncertainty, which is driving "behavioural missteps". Most investors (77%) are reacting emotionally to headlines, while 65% of advisers are trying to time the market or chase returns, and 47% ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... bring down at the same time the economy is losing momentum," he said. "That may not mean recession, but it does mean investors should be careful about assuming the next phase will be easy. We think the terminal rate for this cycle is either the current ...