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Fortitude launches Small Cap PE Fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
Fortitude Investment Partners has launched a Small Cap PE Fund, targeting lower mid-market opportunities in private equity. The evergreen fund will invest in deal flows in health, digitalisation and technology, energy transition and food and beverage. ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is developing an industry action plan for mental health claims over the next 12 months, working with an expert panel from related fields to ensure claimants are assessed appropriately. The framework will ...

Igneo divests 15.3% stake in Adelaide Airport

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Igneo Infrastructure Partners will divest its 15.26% shares in Adelaide Airport Limited, the owner and operator of Adelaide Airport and Parafield Airport. The decision follows a strategic review of Igneo's portfolio, assessing each asset's ability ...

Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
When US President Donald Trump announced his plan to impose tariffs on all nations in April this year, investors were concerned about the effect they would have on Australia, but new research from EY suggests the nation is still set to benefit. The ...

Full automation key for business success, but not investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Financial advisers are moving to automate many business processes, but investment automation remains limited as they look to maintain control over decision-making. The AdviceTech 2025 Turning Data Into Growth report, based on over 300 financial advice ...

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Retail and financial adviser-led investors, who demand exposures to hedge funds, continue to face substantial hurdles and receive lower returns from similar strategies, according to Morningstar. Retail investors see that hedge funds can truly diversify ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Too many auditors are failing the independence test and breaching conflicts of interest obligations, according to an ASIC investigation. A review of 15 audit firms saw nine did not meet rotation requirements while five of them had "relevant relationships" ...

Aware Super, TelstraSuper advance merger plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
Aware Super and TelstraSuper have moved to the next stage of their merger plans, signing a binding Heads of Agreement to create an entity with nearly $235 billion in assets. Providing an update to its members, TelstraSuper chief executive Chris Davies ...

Eildon recommends Samuel Terry takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
Eildon Capital Group (EDC) is urging shareholders to accept Samuel Terry Asset Management's off-market takeover bid. Eildon's independent board committee told shareholders to accept Samuel Terry's offer, which recently went up from $0.80 per security ...

ASIC sues Fiducian for ESG failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
ASIC has launched proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW against Fiducian Investment Management, alleging it breached its duties as a responsible entity and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct about its environmental, social and governance ...