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ASIC report a 'solid point of reference' for private credit guardrails

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... and inconsistent use of terminology by operators. Responding to the findings, Frontier Advisors said it is good to see a light being shone on some of the practices - something it has been working to do for some time. For example, the report flagged fee ...

ASIC sets sights on 140 advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
ASIC deputy commissioner Sarah Court told a parliamentary committee this morning that the regulator has identified around 140 financial advisers who were involved in super switching misconduct relating or similar to Shield and First Guardian. "We had ...

Retirement expectations of young Australians surge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... director, Daniel Shrimski said: "Our survey shows that many younger Australians have a pessimistic outlook on retirement." In light of the report outcomes, Shrimski urged young Australians to make proactive choices for their retirement futures. "Importantly ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... it earned as a goodwill gesture." Several ANZ employees had either been suspended or terminated when the scandal came to light. APRA has also jumped on ANZ, worried about its non-financial risk management practices and forcing it to increase its capital ...

Pacific Current Group hunts new chief financial officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... its development since listing..." the group said. It added that the board is considering its structure and composition in light of Guérin's retirement.

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... disappointing" the inquiry will not continue. "The decision to end the Inquiry seems extraordinary, particularly in the light of recent news about the collapse of Shield and First Guardian, potentially involving over $1 billion in consumer losses from ...

ART raises stake in Tabcorp

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... billion super fund. In its Balanced option, it also holds $75 million of Aristocrat shares, more than $7 million worth of Light and Wonder - a Las Vegas based gambling company dual listed on the ASX - and around $15 million in Endeavour Group. ART is ...

Elanor rebuffs Lederer's governance concerns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... governance, and the initiatives being implemented are consistent with those adopted by major Australian REIT managers." In light of the proposal and to represent the interests of ECF securityholders, Elanor said it launched its Independent Board Committee ...

InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... possible. InterPrac remains fully committed to supporting every affected client to the best of its ability," Sequoia said. In light of its oversight and role in the collapse of Shield and First Guardian, Sequoia recently appointed former ASIC commissioner ...

SQM sheds light on Shield Master Fund, First Guardian ratings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
SQM Research is facing scrutiny over its questionable ratings of the defunct Shield Master Fund and First Guardian schemes. SQM Research managing director Louis Christopher has released a statement overnight explaining the assigned ratings. Christopher ...