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Former BW Equities employee charged for misappropriating funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... unauthorised share sales generated approximately $498,500. The funds were then shifted to an account held in the name of Zorlu Capital, with Basar listed as the sole director, secretary and shareholder of that company, ASIC said. Basar has since left ...

Jobs data 'final nail in the coffin' for rate rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... 4.6%, with an even-odds chance of a follow-up hike on Melbourne Cup Day in early November." VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler agrees there is little else for the RBA to do except lift interest rates. "The slight softening ...

Investors jump ship from private markets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... as advisers reassessed the relative value offered by private assets. "Private assets are struggling to attract investor capital today compared to a year ago," said Neiron. "With bond yields sitting at around 5% to 7% return for fixed income products ...

ACCC green lights I Squared takeover of oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The competition commission of Australia has given the go-ahead for I Squared Capital to acquire ASX-listed oOh!media. The transaction still requires regulatory approvals from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and the NZ Overseas ...

Soul Patts records 'landmark' year after merger

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... Australia and offshore, stating listed companies were the "largest" source of disposals, while the private sector saw capital being recycled within private markets. Meanwhile, the company now has $3.8 billion in available liquidity, supplied by $2.7 ...

Why HNW investors are choosing shopping centres

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
As demand for consistent cash flows continues to rise for wealthy investors, commercial real estate assets, like shopping centres, continue to draw significant interest to fulfil the need, MA Financial said. MA Financial co-head of core real estate ...

Prime Value Opportunities Fund winds up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... month. The Prime Value Opportunities Fund, a concentrated equities fund structure designed to balance outperformance and capital preservation, was incepted on 5 November 2012. At the time of the launch, Prime Value was making inroads into the retail ...

Retirement confidence lags as investors turn to AI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... and head of clients group Fannie Wurtz said the findings highlighted the challenge of helping more savers participate in capital markets. "While funding retirement becomes a central concern for households globally, the third edition of our Decoding Investors ...

ASIC halts Remara's private credit products for TMD deficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... mortgage-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in shadow-rated instruments. The fund is not a capital protected or capital guaranteed product, ASIC said, and there is no guarantee of the investment result, return or the amount ...

Vietnam joins FTSE Russell emerging market index

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Vietnam has officially joined the FTSE Russell Global Equity Index Series, marking a new phase for its capital market as it moves from frontier to Secondary Emerging Market status. The reclassification took effect on 21 September 2026, following years ...