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Investors warned to sell hybrids before phase out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
As APRA phases out hybrids, and with retail investors holding an estimated 20-30% of the $42 billion sector, Schroders fund manager Helen Mason said now is a good time for investors to consider a new income solution. Mason said the phase out of retail ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... research house has been covering private credit since 2007. SQM currently rates on some 70 private credit funds across both retail and wholesale, representing approximately $33 billion of funds under management (FUM). It said it is increasing its due ...

Frontier promotes staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... consulting teams. For her part, Goh joined Frontier in January 2023 after working as a freelance writer for The Motley Fool, the retail advisory platform. Before that, she spent three years as an analyst with Rask Australia, an investment research and ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... end to this travesty." Meantime, Facing Finance financial analyst Frederike Potts said more needs to be done to ensure retail investors are not misled. "Retail investors in particular can hardly see through the ESG jungle and often have no idea in what ...

Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... operating model." Regarding the classification of funds within the system, the report said the labels dividing funds into retail, industry, public sector, and corporate are becoming "less relevant." "Funds have expanded their operations to become public ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian Master Fund set for liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... returns. Thus far, ASIC found many investors were provided personal financial advice to rollover their superannuation into a retail choice fund that was then invested into the First Guardian Master Fund. Some investors were advised to set up an SMSF ...

Australia can benefit from China's economic growth amid trade war: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... subsidies to consumption and the household sector," Wang said. "We believe the consumer goods trading program alone will drive retail sales by 1.3%." Although markets are expecting a "bazooka" response from China, Wang added that its recent policy indicate ...

GQG loses top sales exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... for Naidu, who joined GQG as director of business development three years ago from Vanguard Investments, where he oversaw retail distribution to advisers in NSW and ACT. GQG managing director of Australia and New Zealand Laird Abernethy declined to comment ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... to consumer, via affinity referral relationships and strategic alliance partnerships, whether bridging the gap between retail/advised and direct/digital-first propositions - and most recently, rapidly scaling the Lifebroker business," he said. "I look ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... prospectus to ASIC last week. "WAM Income Maximiser's offering is unique in the Australian landscape and will provide retail investors with access to wholesale income markets they are typically unable to access," Haupt said. "The WAM Income Maximiser ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

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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

KARREN VERGARA
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

MATTHEW WAI
Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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