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ASIC puts private credit on notice ahead of EOFY

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
ASIC has put Australia's private credit sector on notice, calling on funds to ensure their June 30 asset valuations are current, accurate and grounded in realistic assumptions. The regulator expects all participants including boards, auditors, responsible ...

Mercer reviews small caps, Aussie equities mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
Mercer Investments Australia has overhauled the fund manager line-up across its Australian equities and small-caps funds following an investment review, retaining some incumbents and awarding fresh mandates at the same time. Previously, the managers ...

Former fund manager admits to obstructing SEC probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... million penalty for failing to detect and prevent its former staffer's cherry-picking scheme. The watchdog found the fund manager failed to take reasonable steps to ensure Leech's actions were consistent with the firm's fiduciary duties and its ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... a massive headstart over structures where you're managing money for people with very different tax rates." A fund manager investing for a mix of super funds, high-income earners, retirees and companies can't optimise for all of them simultaneously. ...

Former ASFA COO joins housing fund manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... chief investment and operating officer. Tim Buskens has assumed the role at C1 Capital Group, which is a housing fund manager to deliver sustainable and affordable housing opportunities through partnerships with developers, builders, government, community ...

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform. The UK's corporate and financial watchdog ...

Stablecoin to reshape financial services workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
The domestic stablecoin market is still nascent, but it's shaping up to be a springboard for seasoned financial services executives looking to ride the new wave in payments infrastructure. This week, fintech start-up AUDC has hired Andrew Kitchen ...

Franklin Templeton's Western AM hit with US$100m penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... to certain portfolios, which conversely allocated unfavourable trades to other portfolios. The regulator found the fund manager failed to take reasonable steps to ensure Leech's actions were consistent with the firm's fiduciary duties and its ...

Pengana raises $150m for AI-focused LIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... period, in which the management fee will reduce to zero. Target investments include Anthropic and OpenAI, companies the fund manager classifies as "foundation models", and Databricks and Perplexity, which it describes as AI-enabled products and platforms ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... by market shocks in equal measure. While the traditional investor takes whatever the market serves, the contrarian fund manager Fairbrother orders his usual: bad news, turbulence and a generous heap of conviction.