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Federal court slams director for 'fanciful' asset valuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... MacroLend engaged in very serious misleading or deceptive conduct in claims made in material provided to investors for investments in another company in the Paladin Group, Kradle Software. Hodgson and MacroLend made a misleading claim that Kradle Software ...

Concentration of private credit sector a concern: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... methodologies, and that marketing materials often don't adequately reflect risks and illiquidity of private credit investments. The review also raises concerns around the use of terminology such as 'investment grade' by many private credit ...

BT launches new low-cost investment menu

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
BT is launching 'Focus' on its Panorama platform, a new low-cost investment menu in partnership with Vanguard Investments Australia. Available from October, the menu is designed to assist financial advisers in delivering scalable, cost-effective platform ...

Stockspot reduces fees to increase accessibility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... will still receive a personalised portfolio built from evidence-based ETFs, legal and beneficial ownership of their investments on individual HINs, automatic rebalancing to keep risk in check, and professional advice and tax reporting. "Over the last ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... with the utmost of seriousness. We will, of course, comply with the interim stop order and pause the receipt of new investments into the 12 Month Term Account while we work to promptly address these issues." For the US Private Credit Fund, ASIC said ...

Equity Trustees slashes value of Shield investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... their collapse. It said the liquidators' preliminary assessment has found "the overall recoverable value of the investments is likely to be considerably less than their combined book value" and said the liquidators are still not yet able to provide ...

Macquarie considered acquiring Carlyle: Reports

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... months. Macquarie did not respond to a request for comment. Macquarie sold its European and North American public investments business to Nomura in April for $2.8 billion. Macquarie said it would retain its public investments business in its home market ...

Aura Group explores ASX listing, appoints advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... of funds managed outside Australia. The manager has also appointed former Koda Capital partner and head of managed investments Jason Coggins to its advisory board. Coggins comes in with 20 years of experience in investment research and advisory and continues ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... find they are transferred multiple times through a call centre when requesting information or making changes to their investments and insurance. Furthermore, many may argue that offshore operators carry higher risks due to a lack of control, heightened ...

Private markets, asset class correlations upending 60-40 portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... higher returns and liquidity premiums, and take out volatility," he said. "I think there's room for private market investments in their portfolios, and that illiquidity premium can be 2% to 5% returns over publicly like public market securities." ...