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Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... Australia Tim Helyar says. "Do funds really have full transparency into what they're buying?" At the heart of the regulatory concern lies a fundamental problem: unlike ASX-listed shares, which reprice by the second, private assets may only be revalued ...

Octopus awarded $1bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... proposed investment remains subject to the approval of the Foreign Investment Review Board and other relevant Australian regulatory authorities.

HUB24, Netwealth projected to overtake Insignia: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... managers like AMP, Insignia, BT, and Colonial First State. "However, these institutions have since evolved to comply with regulatory reforms and significantly improved their product offerings, rapidly catching up on features while leveraging superior ...

ASIC issues warning over BTG Technology

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... licensed to carry on a financial services business in Australia. Since 2022, several international regulators have taken regulatory action in relation to Bitget entities, including Spain's Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, the Austrian Financial ...

FSC explores if adviser licensing framework remains 'fit for purpose'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... take a view on the desirability of any particular licensee model. Rather, it asks whether the current framework places regulatory responsibility with the parties best equipped to manage risk, and whether it does so in a way that supports system stability ...

Acenda Group names finance, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... December, Nippon Life announced it will acquire Resolution Life. Upon completion of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, Acenda and Resolution Life Australasia will merge to form the Acenda Group, which will be led by Chris de Bruin. ...

ASIC loses appeal against Finder Wallet

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... should be aware that such products may be financial products. "This decision highlights the challenges in the current regulatory framework concerning debentures and the application of the existing financial services regime to products involving crypto ...

Treasury opens consult on non-compete reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Treasury has officially opened its consultation into reforms to ban non-compete clause after the measure was introduced into the 2025-26 Federal Budget. The consultation has asked for feedback on policy details to ban non-compete clauses for low- and ...

Two more Shield Master Fund advisers banned

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
ASIC has banned another two former financial advisers of MWL Financial Services that were involved in investing clients' superannuation into the Shield Master Fund, as well as other breaches of obligations. Former financial advisers of MWL, Rocco ...

Law firm eyes First Guardian, Shield class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
Slater and Gordon Lawyers are investigating a potential class action on behalf of investors in First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund for allegedly operating a Ponzi scheme with thousands of Australians' superannuation savings. Slater and ...