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Three portfolio managers exit Stewart Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... Global Emerging Markets Leaders after having "Sustainability" removed from its name in September 2024, partly driven by regulatory reasons. Nelson led the strategy in 2017 before Desai took over lead manager responsibilities in May 2023, while he stayed ...

Binance under microscope over loose controls

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... and by transaction volume it is the world's "largest" centralised crypto exchange. Established in 2017, it holds regulatory approvals or permissions in around 20 jurisdictions. Considering this, AUSTRAC chief executive Brendan Thomas said he expects ...

ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
The Federal Court imposed urgent interim orders to freeze the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, with ASIC concerned more than $50 million of investor funds is at risk. ASIC is investigating FMPE ...

Chalmers confirms super performance test changes are coming

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... principle of reporting. "The government's announcement it will be introducing 'tell-us-once' legislation to reduce regulatory duplication is a significant win for all Australians, and will benefit everyone with a superannuation account," Delahunty said. ...

Anti-hawking exemption for advisers a 'silly carve out': SCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) is calling on the government to alter anti-hawking legislation to ensure consistency between selling financial services and financial products. In response to an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) consultation ...

ASIC warns of 'sharp rise' in financial misconduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... compliance, enforcement and consumer outcomes," Longo said. Simultaneously, ASIC has released its six-monthly Enforcement and Regulatory update which highlighted ASIC's first discussion paper on the dynamics between public and private markets and a range ...

Only half of advice practices report positive earnings: Investment Trends

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... larger footprint, efficiency remains a challenge. Smaller practices continue to grapple with compliance burdens and regulatory uncertainty, while larger practices are more focused on resourcing and technology integration to scale effectively." Although ...

Evidentia names chief risk, operating officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... investments, and head of products. At Evidentia, Komadina will oversee operational infrastructure, risk management and regulatory compliance. This is the last appointment to complete Evidentia's executive leadership team. Evidentia, Lonsec Investment ...

Fidante loses $11.4bn in insto money

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... intention to purchase an additional 4.8% interest in Challenger from Apollo Global Management, which has since received regulatory approval. This has brought its total stake in Challenger to 19.9%. "In 2026, Challenger will focus on maintaining our financial ...

Adviser banned for UGC, Shield involvement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
Gold Coast-based financial adviser Andrew Rankin has been banned for four years for failing to act in clients' best interests by pushing them to invest in the Global Capital Property Fund (GCPF) and Pivotal Diversified Fund. The banning took effect ...