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AFCA opens consultation on financial elder abuse, family violence

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has launched two consultations on how it should improve its approach to handling complaints related to financial elder abuse and family violence. AFCA said it seeks to ensure consistency in how it ...

Future Group, family offices back US$100m AI-focused fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... Assets Fund in February 2022 and the Inevitable Gaming Fund in April 2024, which has already recorded 180% growth since its launch, outpacing Bitcoin's performance over the same period, King River Capital said. The firm has over $1.2 billion assets under ...

TWC Invest makes risk, technology hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
TWC Invest has announced the appointments of a chief risk and compliance officer and a chief technology officer. TWC Invest said the appointees will support the firm's "differentiated lifecycle investment approach." Stephen Thompson has taken on ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Vantage Family Office is expanding into Australia by launching a capital markets business to serve high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The Asian-based multi-family office platform has set up Vector Capital Management, which will be led by veteran ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The new listed investment company (LIC) will provide investors with a monthly income stream and capital growth with "less risk" once launched on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on April 30. The WAM Income Maximiser (ASX:WMX) aims to provide ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will no longer introduce new diversity and inclusion rules for financial services organisations, claiming they wish to "avoid additional burdens on firms at this time." ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Australia's largest super fund is being sued by ASIC over the delayed processing of close to 7000 death benefit claims, with some beneficiaries left waiting four years for a payout. The regulator has commenced federal court proceedings against AustralianSuper ...

Luxury asset investment platform launches for high-net-worth investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... measurable and bankable investment-grade assets," MUSE founder and chief executive Michelle Zhang said. "With the official launch of the MUSE digital platform and app, our journey towards redefining luxury and high-end collectibles as an investment-grade ...

IAM mandate grows to $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... agreement. The firm said it is currently in market hunting for such a deal and will shortly release more details. It will also launch a managed accounts offering in the investment-grade space and a BBSW +300 managed discretionary account (MDA) that will ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... achieve savings of 23% in operating costs, equivalent to 0.13% of assets under management (AUM). The average time it takes to launch a new fund will also go from 12 weeks to nine weeks, while the average seed funding required will fall from US$50.3 million ...