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Why a single insto client is a massive business risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
The closures of several active fund managers following the loss of a major mandate has underscored the importance of having a diversified client base, as one $2.2 billion manager warns this has become a substantial business risk. This year alone saw ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... investor and economic harm within the financial services sector, ASIC said. Under section 912A(1)(aa) of the Corporations Act 2001, AFSL holders must have adequate arrangements in place to effectively manage all conflicts of interest, except those that ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
The professional indemnity insurance (PII) sector will be forced to play a bigger role in making the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) sustainable, Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino proposes, as the Opposition slams the scheme for "constantly ...

Aberdeen to acquire $3bn worth of MFS funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
Aberdeen Investments has reached an agreement with MFS Investment Management to acquire nine MFS funds to create two separate closed end funds. Aberdeen Investments has reached an agreement with MFS to acquire the management of nine closed end funds ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
The ASX has agreed to a package of reforms aimed at strengthening confidence in Australia's critical market infrastructure, providing certainty about the market operator's reset, and responding to the Interim Report released today by the panel of the ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
South Korea is establishing another sovereign wealth fund, with this one to be modelled on the Future Fund. Launching the National Growth Fund yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yooncheol Koo said the government would ...

Hearts & Minds, WAM slash stakes in Corporate Travel Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
Hearts & Minds Investments (HM1) is the latest fund manager to write off its stake in the beleaguered Corporate Travel Management (CTD), while Wilson Asset Management slashed its value by 50%. The ASX-listed travel and accommodation agency services ...

ASIC suspends MW Planning AFSL over missing responsible manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of MW Planning, a subsidiary of MWL Financial Group, after it failed to appoint a new responsible manager. The AFSL is suspended until 8 June 2026. ASIC said MW Planning failed to fulfil ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
The warning by JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon about the possibility of there being more "cockroaches" in the US private credit market has sparked a flurry of debate about risks in the market at a time when its potential is being assessed ...

Betashares-backed firm names inaugural managing partner

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
Managed accounts provider Trellia Wealth Partners has made its first managing partner appointment, signalling a new phase of growth for the $10 billion business. In the new role, Cameron Spittle will oversee all aspects of the business, including strategic ...