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Liquidity issues hurting Healthbridge Capital investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... liquidity and that it was not sustainable. They recommended a restructuring be undertaken to improve it and reduce credit risk. ASIC declined to comment on whether it was aware of the issues and if it is investigating the fund for this article. Cache ...

ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... (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 and Cotton, alleging $53 million intended for investment may "have not been used for that purpose ...

Anti-hawking exemption for advisers a 'silly carve out': SCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... these failures," O'Halloran added. This follows a spike in the promotion of pushy super switching schemes in the market. ASIC noted that the start of a new financial year tends to be a trigger for people to check their super fund's performance and has ...

ASIC warns of 'sharp rise' in financial misconduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... rise in the number of misconduct reports made to ASIC, with more than half of the complaints impacting retail investors. ASIC's half-year reports of misconduct data shows that there were 7561 reports of misconduct from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 ...

ASIC turns spotlight on direct life sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
ASIC is warning life insurers to do better when it comes to their direct sales practices that have placed doubt on their compliance obligations and put consumer outcomes at risk. While some life insurance firms have improved since ASIC's 2018 review ...

Adviser banned for UGC, Shield involvement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... his clients set up self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and invest most of their retirement savings into the funds. ASIC said Rankin failed to act in the best interests of his clients in doing so, as both funds were speculative, illiquid investments ...

Commonwealth Super names chief risk and compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... legal background, Versace brings risk advisory and compliance expertise from various financial institutions including KPMG, ASIC, NAB, and Northern Trust Corporation. More recently, Versace entered the super sector as head of risk at AustralianSuper ...

ASX revenues, profits increase amid scrutiny

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... Additionally, the ASX acknowledged the growing concerns around the Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS); ASIC has commenced legal proceedings against the ASX for allegedly making misleading statements in relation to the CHESS replacement ...

Mercer Super sued over 'longstanding and systemic' failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... reportable under the regime. There were also inconsistencies as to how the commencement date of an investigation was calculated, ASIC said, with some considering it to be once "fact finding" was complete, while others were once the issue was deemed to ...

NAB fined over $15m for delaying hardship applications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... lenders must consider varying a troubling customer's credit contract and advise the decision within specified timeframes. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the decision highlights the seriousness of the negligence. "These failures likely made an already ...

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Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

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A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

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