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Market turmoil hits portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... little choice but to absorb the full cost of rising prices in the near term," Shah said. "As a result, inflation pressures are set to intensify. Current forecasts likely underestimate the upside risk, with estimates suggesting that tariffs alone could ...

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
DWS will pay $43 million (US$27m) to settle a long-running greenwashing case brought by Frankfurt prosecutors. In 2021, a whistleblower - former DWS group sustainability officer Desiree Fixler - came forward with claims the asset manager was making ...

The tax system is being weaponised to inflict abuse, ombudsman says

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... inspector-general of taxation Ruth Owen noted that the ATO can only clear a tax debt or transfer it to the perpetrator in a very limited set of circumstances. "There are a range of options available to support the victim-survivor to pay back the debt ...

EQT closes flagship infra fund at $37bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... "Our sector teams are continuing to deliver on a healthy investment pipeline, and we are excited by the large opportunity set underpinned by global, long-term trends such as the transition to a decarbonised and circular economy and the digitalisation ...

Court approves Caddick SMSF class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
The Federal Court has approved the settlement amount of $3.54 million for Melissa Caddick victims who brought a class action against auditors that failed to detect fraudulent activities in their SMSFs. Michael Chapman, a director at Mackay Chapman ...

RainmakerLive rebrands to Rainmaker MarketPro

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
Rainmaker Information has rebranded the RainmakerLive terminal to Rainmaker MarketPro and introduced several key product updates. "Rainmaker MarketPro is the only local source of data and insights for wealth managers that is backed by global technology ...

AMP introduces geared retirement options

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... places the platform at the forefront of the market. "At North, we have a singular focus on ensuring our platform continues to set the pace by partnering with best-of-breed managers to provide advisers and their clients with access to high quality solutions ...

RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have written a damning open letter to the ASX to address their increasing concern over the management of operational risk. In a joint letter to the ASX ...

Jones clarifies scope of new class of adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... advice, a role some believe should be reserved for professional independent advisers, and that the breadth of these rules could set parameters for this category of adviser to provide advice across a wide range of topics, Jones was unequivocal: "No and ...

APRA levy to cost $243m in FY26

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
The total cost to keep APRA's enforcement activity going is set to be $243 million in the 2026 financial year, with the superannuation industry taking up about 30% of this amount. Super funds have been allocated $72.9 million to fund APRA's operations ...