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InterPrac wants super funds' reserves to remediate Shield, First Guardian victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
InterPrac Financial Planning wants to rid itself of remediation obligations regarding the collapse of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund, saying that victims should be "fully compensated" via superannuation funds' reserves. InterPrac ...

Equity Trustees defies ASIC Shield Master Fund allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Equity Trustees (EQT) vows to defend itself against ASIC's lawsuit alleging it failed superannuation trustee duties over the collapse of the Shield Master Fund, as details emerge of how one of its analysts red flagged the product but was allegedly ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... dollar figures in their financial situation, and capture what the general conversation was like, what's in their best interest and so forth," he says. He sees adopting AI in the same way as a new employee being hired and trained up. "You have to ...

Schroder urges 'open dialogue' with government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... be clear-eyed about where interests align, and where they don't. We must recognise the difference between the national interest and the interests of organisations and individuals," Schroder said. "Part of government's role is to build things that are ...

Investors want regulatory clarity on digital assets: Binance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... helpful as a hedge, or a digital counterpart to gold, amid rising geopolitical uncertainty, inflation concerns and falling interest rates. This bullish sentiment has led to half of the surveyed users (49.4%) planning to increase their holdings and purchase ...

Using super as 'piggybank' would be a 'disaster': Schroder

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder has used his speech at the National Press Club to warn the government that Australians' retirement savings should not be treated as a "piggybank". Schroder said it would be a "disaster" for members if governments ...

Equip Super rejigs insurance fees, policy terms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
Equip Super will roll out several changes to insurance premiums and policy terms from October that will affect most accumulation and defined benefit members. Equip Super accumulation and defined benefit members will see their premiums reduce for total ...

IML debuts income-focused ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... can rely on. "It's becoming harder and harder for people to get consistent income to fund their retirements with interest rates and ASX dividend yields falling (particularly for banks and resources sectors), and bank hybrids being phased out," he ...

Former United Global Capital adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
Former United Global Capital (UGC) adviser Milutin Petrovic is banned for six years after ASIC found he failed key advice obligations when recommending clients invest their retirement savings into the Global Capital Property Fund Limited (GCPF). Petrovic ...

ASIC piles more charges on Merhi

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... Shield Master Fund by implying it was operated by Macquarie, ASIC said, adding he falsely represented he had no vested interest in the recommended funds when, in reality, he was involved in marketing both schemes and received tens of millions of dollars ...