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ASIC helping with law reform over Shield, First Guardian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... and First Guardian Master Fund collapses. Longo said high risk super switching is a "great concern" to ASIC and is a key focus area for the agency. "The First Guardian and Shield Master Fund matters have received significant media coverage in recent ...

End of an era: Longtime Platinum exec exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
Liz Norman, the long-serving head of marketing, sales, and client relations at Platinum Asset Management, has left the company ahead of its merger with L1 Capital which was approved by shareholders last week. Norman has been a crucial member of the ...

Tim Unger to depart ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... of sustainable investments, is tasked with research and reporting within ART's sustainability investment team, with a focus on helping to implement the fund's net zero portfolio commitments. Unger is widely regarded as one of Australia's ...

Rest Super deputy CIO lands new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... buyout firm's local business. The private equity specialist joined Rest in 2014 and has held several roles with a primary focus on the fund's private markets fund and direct investments across unlisted property, infrastructure, agriculture, and ...

Soul Patts focused on 'bespoke' private sector investing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
Speaking at the Australian Shareholders' Association Engage webinar, Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) chief executive Todd Barlow shared how the firm achieved success in both the listed and the private sectors. Barlow said the firm has ...

ASIC reports 50% jump in investigations in FY25

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... revealed a complex structure and suspected misconduct by lead generators, financial advisers and others," he said. "Our focus is on undertaking targeted, strategic and proactive enforcement that achieves maximum deterrence and improved industry practice." ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... and the full use of APRA's regulatory tools," APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole said. "As part of its ongoing supervisory focus on platform trustees, APRA will consider whether further enhancements to the relevant prudential standards and guidance are ...

Aussie family office chiefs earn up to US$625k

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... pivot toward wealth preservation," the report said. "This change signals a more strategic, long-term mindset, as families focus on safeguarding their capital for future generations rather than simply managing its day-to-day deployment. Intuitively, this ...

AWAG to snap up 20% stake in First Mutual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
ASX-listed Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) will acquire a 20% stake in licensee First Mutual, in a bid to expand its AFSL and licensing services. The investment is on a cash basis and First Mutual will retain its autonomy and ownership structure ...

Australian women most likely to retire early

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
A fifth of women globally are planning to leave the workforce before retirement age, with the problem most prevalent in Australia, according to new research from the British Standards Institution. The research found early departure was most prevalent ...