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PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
The Productivity Commission (PC) has published an interim report setting out key reforms to investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transition. The PC said Australia needs to address the gaps and overlaps in emissions reduction incentives ...

Employee shareholders officially file lawsuit against FNZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
FNZ employee shareholders have officially filed a lawsuit against FNZ, alleging the global technology firm and its board substantially diluted their ownership with several capital raises. FNZ B class shareholders filed the class action at the High Court ...

Former adviser charged over clients' near $1m loss

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
A permanently banned former financial adviser has been slapped with multiple charges for allegedly making dishonest representations to potential investors in relation to acquiring shares in his own doomed company. Donald James Cuthbertson, the founder ...

RBA cut all but certain: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.7% in the June 2025 quarter and 2.1% annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The CPI rose 0.7% in the June quarter, lower than the 0.9% rise in the March 2025 quarter," ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...

Rest calls for super performance test reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
In its submission to the government's Economic Roundtable, Rest has called for reforms to the superannuation performance test among a range of other measures. In its submission, Rest said the superannuation performance test needs to be reformed to cater ...

Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
Western Australia has once again claimed the top spot in the latest CommSec State of the States report, leading the nation's economic performance rankings for a fourth consecutive quarter. South Australia also began 2025 with a bang, climbing from fourth ...

Two more Shield Master Fund advisers banned

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
ASIC has banned another two former financial advisers of MWL Financial Services that were involved in investing clients' superannuation into the Shield Master Fund, as well as other breaches of obligations. Former financial advisers of MWL, Rocco ...

Law firm eyes First Guardian, Shield class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
Slater and Gordon Lawyers are investigating a potential class action on behalf of investors in First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund for allegedly operating a Ponzi scheme with thousands of Australians' superannuation savings. Slater and ...

Investments, advice complaints jump 18%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
Investments and financial advice complaints jumped 18% in the 2025 financial year, thanks to the failures of United Global Capital, Shield Master Fund, First Guardian Master Fund and Brite Advisors. This is according to the Australian Financial Complaints ...