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Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... that led to it is being passed around like a football on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Alvarez and Marsal estimates that as at 31 May 2024, the value of the net assets attributable to unit holders of the Shield Master Fund was in the range of $205,843,566 ...

Can IPOs ever recover? Experts aren't sure

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
Despite ASIC and the ASX having displayed a "good regulatory mindset" in revitalising the listed environment, opportunities from the private markets continue to drag initial public offerings' (IPOs) down. In a panel at the Citi Investment Conference ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... liquidity; it's tradable. An investor doesn't need to go through a crypto-focused exchange to trade. Many investors may be unfamiliar with those exchanges and may be concerned about how they're regulated." While there are other similar ETFs ...

Former First Sentier PMs join Blackwattle

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... shutter its Global Quality Fund as it did "not meet the evolving needs and expectations of clients." The fund launched in May 2024 and aimed to outperform the MSCI All Country World Net Index in AUD and returned 16.1% p.a. in FY25. Sunny Bangia was the ...

APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... ensuring these expectations are consistently met. Our experience has shown us that effective risk transformation programs may continue to identify legacy issues, and we expect Westpac to maintain its unquestionably strong capital position," she said. ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... considered in the national interest, the professional investment community must guard against the unintended consequences that may arise when mandates or restrictions distort the system," she said. The MCGPI makes clear the central purpose of pensions ...

Australian Ethical aligns Christian Super members' cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... with income protection cover will retain their cover, however it will become fixed on 1 December 2025, and the cost of cover may increase, depending on their age, sex at birth and occupation category. On the fee front, males and females will have different ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... one-size-fits-all retirement communications aimed primarily at pre-retirees. As a result, ASIC said it is concerned many Australians may not have the information they need to make confident and informed decisions about retirement. In addition, the review ...

Fortitude launches Small Cap PE Fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... specialising in the area. "Given it's higher return potential and differentiated exposure, the Fortitude Small Cap PE Fund may work well as satellite allocation alongside more diversified global funds in the private equity space," Brookman said. In the ...

ASIC exposes holes in managed funds' offshoring cyber controls

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... enquiries in a 30-day period and another 16,500 enquiries originating from 24 countries in a 12-month period," ASIC said. In May, Lifestyle Solutions Financial Planning's Daniel Boce told Financial Standard that his personal assistant located in ...