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ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
ANZ has copped a whopping $240 million fine for bank-wide "unconscionable conduct" that includes admitting it was guilty of misleading the government over the $14 billion bond scandal. The misconduct relates to five separate matters spanning the retail ...

ASIC takes aim at super, private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... have actioned many of these." Constant said that within the next three months the regulator will be handing down an expert report on the state of the estimated $200 billion private credit sector. "This is assisting us to better understand current disclosure ...

Family offices up equities, dial down alternatives: Goldman Sachs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... Asia Pacific, found equities have become favoured amid the geopolitical unrest that is now their key investment risk. The report, Adapting to the Terrain, showed that allocations to equities rose to 31% from 28% over the last two years. Conversely, alternatives ...

Court extends freezing orders on First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
The Federal Court extended orders freezing the bank accounts of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, saying it believes investors' funds were used for gambling purposes. The orders were first made on August ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... potential to deliver world-class projects that will underpin the Kingdom's future development." PIF's 2024 annual report shows it achieved an average total portfolio return of 7.2% p.a. since 2017 as it continues to focus on helping drive Saudi ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... workforce, new research from HESTA suggests. The research said in some extreme cases, these rates can even surpass 100%. The report by Retirement Essentials, commissioned by HESTA, assessed how employment income affects Age Pension eligibility and take-home ...

Salary report shows 23% pay gap for top BDMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... distribution executives are seeking careers in the wholesale market as demand for super fund BDMs slow, Kaizen's latest salary report shows. Kaizen's Funds Distribution Salary Guide FY2025-26 found that salaries have remained flat in the past ...

NGS Super moves to make admin fees more equitable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
About 80% of NGS Super members will benefit from fee savings when it transfers its administration function to Grow Inc. next month. As reported by Financial Standard, after a lengthy delay NGS Super is getting ready to transfer administrators. The move ...

Geopolitical risks to drive infra investments: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
The report indicates infrastructure investments have emerged as a key tool for investors to mitigate risk, with allocations expected to rise 20%. The PM700 tracks responses from over 700 senior investment professionals at an international scale and ...

AI adoption by investors 'grows rapidly': Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... Australian economy will improve and that Australia will navigate the current global political landscape successfully. A recent report by Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW) and Ipsos UK also revealed chartered accountants are rapidly adapting to AI ...