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Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... Only two funds perform stress testing as part of their liquidity risk management. ASIC also examined the role of rating houses, finding that they "rely heavily on fund operators and investment managers to provide data and information, and have limited ...

AusFood Super names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... past two years, Dinham has been consulting independently for various investment managers, wealth managers and research houses. The super fund has 66,744 members as of June 30, 2025, down from 67,652 the year before, according to the latest set of accounts. ...

BlackRock expands fixed income ETF lineup

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... gearing up to list a Bitcoin ETF for Australian investors. It currently runs the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF in the US, which houses over US$93 billion and has returned 82.67% since inception in January 2024.

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
The fall of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund calls for tougher scrutiny of research houses and licensees to strengthen their governance framework, according to experts, who warn that an entrenched system requires an urgent shakeup. ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... were a lot of conflicts of interest with everybody involved; some of the super funds, the advice businesses, the research houses, the lead generators, which likely prevented people from exercising the degree of scrutiny that they really ought to have. ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... Bitcoin ETF' on the Australian Business Register. BlackRock currently runs the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF in the US, which houses over US$93 billion and has returned 82.67% since inception in January 2024. It has a 100% weighting in Bitcoin and charges ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... investment scheme registration and [their] resourcing requirements, and potentially inconsistent practices by research houses and ratings agencies. "The FSC will continue to support the government and regulators as they examine each part of the value ...

Ironbark snaps up trio of hires to supercharge wholesale team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... deepening relationships with dealer groups, independent financial advisers, private wealth firms, family offices, research houses, platforms, and consultants. She brings over 20 years of industry experience, including nine years in the wealth distribution ...

AFCA temporarily reinstates UGC to address complaints

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... including lead generators, financial advisers, superannuation trustees, auditors, managed investment schemes and research houses. This, despite the government opting to drop its planned inquiry into the collapse of wealth management firms, namely Dixon ...

Zenith reaffirms Metrics ratings amid doubts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... varied rating outcomes, Sebire told Financial Standard that it operates under a similar business model to other research houses, including Lonsec, and any discrepancy in rating outcomes would be the result of a diverse market view. "We had several client ...