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Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... but a slew of reforms slated within the next 18 months could catch them off guard. Out of the 179 AFS Licensees and 29 credit licensees surveyed, 40% spent less than $100,000 on internal compliance staff compared to 29% in 2024. More than half (57%) ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... private equity, $26 billion in Australian equities, and $25 billion in infrastructure and timberland, and $22 billion in credit. Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild said that over the past year, there were "particularly strong contributions ...

ASIC cancels licence of Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... process. Under the legislation passed alongside the CSLR's creation, ASIC is obliged to cancel the financial services or credit licence of any firm that fails to pay AFCA-determined compensation later covered by the scheme. The cancellation is automatic ...

The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The Ophir Opportunities Fund has outperformed every rival in its category, topping the Australian small-cap fund rankings across all timeframes, according to the latest Mercer investment survey. The fund has returned 39.6% over one year besting the ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... APRA's upcoming capital review could also help Challenger, analysts said, as will its desire to expand into private credit. "Retirement income opportunity may broaden if structure of super is reviewed, but we think CGF needs to have broader product ...

Vado Private announces senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Vado Private, the private credit provider, has recruited a funds management lead as demand for private corporate loans soars. Mark Zukerman has been appointed to the newly created position and will join the investment committee, ensuring the private ...

JP Morgan AM hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed an exchange-traded fund specialist from Vanguard to bolster distribution in the rapidly growing market. Stefania Vivarini is credited with launching Vanguard's ETF-based separately managed accounts. Vivarini ...

MA Financial taps top exec for critical job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... "a critical step" for the business. Toh's appointment follows the recent launch of the firm's inaugural private credit listed investment fund, the MA Credit Income Trust. Earlier this year, the company also said it is targeting assets under management ...

Clime awarded $183m mandate from US firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... investment strategy mandates Clime to manage a series of investments in Australian real property, unlisted and listed Australian credit, unlisted private equity and Australian listed companies. Submissions acceptable to Sphinx were finalised and lodged ...

KKR, Capital Group debut first public-private investment products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
KKR and Capital Group have launched their first two public-private investment products, interval funds focused on credit strategies, while announcing ambitions to deepen the exclusive strategic partnership they formed last May. The private markets firm ...