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Brite Advisors auditor admits failures, surrenders registration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from DM Advisory Services principal David Makowa, the auditor of Brite Advisors. Makowa, a veteran of more than 20 years in practice - including stints at Ernst & Young and KPMG - has surrendered his ...

Super funds given reprieve from Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
Section 899 of US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' will be abandoned after institutional investors expressed concerns over the retaliatory tax proposal. The announcement was made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent overnight ...

Chalmers advocates for Aussie instos on 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed he has shared the concerns of Australian super funds and institutional investors over potential issues they may face when it comes to US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'. Chalmers said he had a "very productive" ...

Pinnacle founder Ian Macoun unloads $77m of shares

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Pinnacle managing director Ian Macoun, who founded the investment management firm, has sold nearly four million shares in the firm for $76.7 million; the proceeds are earmarked for reinvestment in its affiliated fund manager Metrics. Macoun made the ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Asset managers continue to face existential challenges amid the rise of passive funds, fee compression and difficulty in generating alpha, a new report from Citi shows, forcing them to rethink their business models and value propositions in the future. ...

Uncertainty propels investors towards active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Australian investors are looking to engage with active managers to navigate the heightened geopolitical volatility, according to a new survey. The Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey 2025, which covers nearly 1000 institutional investors and wealth ...

4600 relevant providers yet to meet qualification standards: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
More than 4600 relevant providers have yet to meet qualification standards, according to ASIC, and have only six months to meet the deadline. An ASIC spot check of the 15,610 relevant providers listed in the Financial Advisers Register found that 6426 ...

ASIC calls on AFS licensees to 'step up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning about share sale fraud after a spike in reports of stolen shares due to identify theft. ASIC said it has conducted an industry review and provided updated guidance for ...

SMC backs principles-based approach to corporate governance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has championed the flexibility of a principles-based approach to corporate governance as essential for effective oversight, risk management, and accountability, warning against a 'tick-the-box' approach in its submission ...

Global X scales higher on the ETF issuer podium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Global X has climbed the ranks of Australia's largest ETF issuers, overtaking State Street, having vaulted its assets under management (AUM) past the $10 billion mark. Global X chief executive Alex Zaika said the firm has leapfrogged State Street and ...