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SQM sheds light on Shield Master Fund, First Guardian ratings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
SQM Research is facing scrutiny over its questionable ratings of the defunct Shield Master Fund and First Guardian schemes. SQM Research managing director Louis Christopher has released a statement overnight explaining the assigned ratings. Christopher ...

Adviser exodus puts retirement savings at risk: CPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
CPA Australia says the drastic exodus of financial advisers has put Australians' retirement money at risk, possibly leading them to invest in higher-risk schemes. According to the Financial Adviser Register, there are only 15,300 advisers left in the ...

MA Financial gives $200m to legal finance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
MA Financial Group is providing a $200 million warehouse facility to JustFund to provide wider access to legal assistance for those going through divorce or separation. JustFund offers flexible finance based on a person's "likely relationship settlement" ...

Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
While Australian investors breathed a resounding sigh of relief when US President Donald Trump binned section 899 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), local multinationals, however, were lumped with grave uncertainties surrounding the global Pillar ...

Centuria divests three industrial assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... sales premium to its prior book value. The asset was acquired in 2005 for $3.28 million and is anticipated to provide an 11.4% IRR. Modus handled the sale of Stapylton, while Colliers managed the transactions for Salisbury and Heathwood. Centuria manages ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has opposed collective charging for "always complex and costly" retirement planning advice and emphasised the need for consumer protection in the provision of super nudges in its submission to Treasury ...

New Forests buys into Burapha

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
New Forests has acquired a majority interest in Burapha Agro-Forestry, a timber plantation forestry company in Laos. New Forests' Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2) together with Mirova's sustainable land use strategy have invested in Burapha ...

ANSC's Australian Food & Agriculture takeover tanks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation's (ANSC) bid to acquire the Bell family and Alastair Provan-owned Australian Food & Agriculture Company (AFA) for $780 million fell through. Nasdaq-listed ANSC, a special purpose acquisition company ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
As May 3 steadily approaches, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have announced some big spending policies to woo voters. If elected, Labor has promised first home buyers a government loan guarantee to purchase a property ...

Brandes appoints new sales director for APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
San Diego-headquartered boutique advisory firm Brandes Investment Partners has appointed an Australian to be its director of sales in APAC, in an effort to deepen its relationships across the region's wealth market. Brandes appointed Diya Lowe, formerly ...