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Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... private credit funds operating in wholesale and retail private markets, aiming to better understand current disclosure, distribution, conflicts of interest, valuation, conduct practices and use of ratings. "This will be supplemented by insights from ...

ASIC alleges Choosi flogged Hannover life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... issued by Hannover Life Re despite promising it assesses a range of options. "In reality, the comparison service was a distribution platform for funeral and life insurance policies issued by Hannover Life Re of Australasia Ltd (Hannover), from whom Choosi ...

ASIC blasts managed funds' poor compliance plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... responsible entities (REs) of managed funds are falling short of their obligations to adequately address design and distribution obligations (DDO), the reportable situations regime and internal dispute resolution processes and reporting (IDR), an ASIC ...

Count Financial class action dismissed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... paid in exchange for advice given in connection with the acquisition of relevant products, and that Count did have distribution agreements in place to promote, market and sell some products. Count Financial was a subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank (CBA) ...

La Trobe debuts first ASX-listed investment product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
La Trobe Financial, the Brookfield-owned alternative asset manager with $20 billion in assets under management, has launched its first fund on the ASX. The IPO seeks to raise between $100 million and $300 million, with units priced at $2.00. La Trobe ...

Stake 'breaks barriers' with inaugural fixed income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... said. It also features a limited income buffer (of up to 5% of the fund's total assets), to mitigate the risk of distribution shortfalls if the fund fails to reach its target return. "We know that a growing number of Australians want access to income ...

'Tensions' identified between FAR and other requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... and overlapping accountabilities were identified, restructuring has helped to ensure there is the right level of distribution and balance within the executive team."

QIC hires institutional sales director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
A long-time Schroders Australia executive has joined QIC's institutional distribution team as a director. The Queensland state government-owned investor confirmed the appointment of Tracy Abercromby, who will be based in QIC's Sydney office. ...

Australian Unity offloads property fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... management rights to Newmark will not involve any changes to PIF's investment strategy, daily liquidity mechanism, distribution frequency or investor unit holdings because of the change in ownership of the responsible entity. As part of the transaction ...

Bell Asset Management names head of retail sales

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... said. Stewart brings more than 25 years of experience in financial services to the fold. He was most recently head of distribution at Allianz Retire+, and has held various executive roles across AUSIEX, Commonwealth Bank, Colonial First State and Asgard ...