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Australian economy in 'very good place': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... uncertainty. This is especially so the further into the future we look. So, we need to be alert to the risk that circumstances may change and be prepared to respond if necessary." Bullock said the global environment is particularly uncertain and unpredictable ...

MSC awarded dual mandate from newly established litigation funder

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... Capital is based in Melbourne and was founded by chief executive Simon Dluzniak and chief investment officer Louise Hird in May. Dluzniak and Hird worked together at Therium Capital Management before the venture, bringing more than 30 years of litigation ...

Concentration of private credit sector a concern: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... represented the majority of credit losses in past economic downturns in Australia and overseas." "This segment of the market may present as a systemic risk for small and self-managed superannuation funds and 'sophisticated' investors in a downturn," ...

Stockspot reduces fees to increase accessibility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... want more retirees to feel confident that their savings will last." In March, Stockspot ventured into super, first flagged in May 2024, providing Australia's first fully transparent, ETF-only superannuation product. The product is designed to be ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... return are not guaranteed and are determined by future revenue of the pool of assets that comprise the account, the investment may also not generate the expected income returns and there are conditions around withdrawals." According to Rainmaker data ...

ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... In June, Longo told the Secretary to the Treasury he would not be seeking an extension of his term, which finishes up on 31 May 2026. A former lawyer, Longo replaced James Shipton, beating out ASIC's deputy chair at the time, Karen Chester. He was ...

Koda Capital names first partner from career program

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... group has 54 partners and each adviser looks after 40 clients, on average, according to client statistics on its website. Last May, five financial advisers from JB Were joined the company.

CareSuper hires chief member officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... reflects the care, expertise and dedication of our board, our leaders, and our people-and the value of our in-house model. In May alone, 90% of member calls were resolved on first contact, which speaks volumes about the quality of our service model. ...

Equity Trustees slashes value of Shield investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... book value" and said the liquidators are still not yet able to provide a revised estimated value of the units in Shield. In May 2024, the Shield fund claimed to have $525.3 million in net assets attributable to unitholders; last November, Deloitte said ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
While financial services organisations may be comfortable with taking risks, certainly when it comes to investing, there are other types of risks they're not so familiar with. It may be 2025, but we continue to consistently see examples of organisations ...