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PIMCO expands active ETF offering with EARN

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
PIMCO has launched the PIMCO Short Term Active Yield Active ETF (EARN), offering an alternative to traditional cash and term deposits by combining capital preservation and liquidity in a short-duration, actively managed strategy. EARN will invest in ...

HESTA hits $100bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
HESTA has surpassed $100 billion in funds under management, which it hopes will help to bring down costs and deliver sustainable returns. HESTA's chief executive Debby Blakey said the increased scale helps the fund to access a larger and more diverse ...

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 ...

Platinum LIC turns down WAM bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... have rejected Wilson Asset Management's (WAM) bid to be the investment manager of the listed investment company (LIC) in the hope of replacing Platinum Asset Management. WAM flagged its intentions of becoming the investment manager in mid-August, additionally ...

Macquarie to pay Shield victims in full

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Macquarie is heading to court with ASIC over its role in the Shield Master Fund collapse but has committed to reimbursing investors' retirement savings by September 30. ASIC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Macquarie Investment ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... that annual trimmed mean inflation has edged down from 2.7% to at least 2.6% or a bit less. Today's numbers still keep that hope very much alive." KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne agreed an RBA cut next week was unlikely due to the rise. "The RBA is ...

Zenith reaffirms Metrics ratings amid doubts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... they've had to evolve," Sebire said "The Korean National Pension Service (NPS) just took a 4% stake in Metrics... you would hope that the NPS did a lot of due diligence in terms of understanding the framework and whether that was consistent with ...

ASIC takes aim at super, private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant says that three years into the Retirement Income Covenant, things are "not where we'd hoped to be". Speaking at a FINSIA event on Friday, Constant said there is still room to improve the ways super trustees serve their ...

Binance, Franklin Templeton in digital asset partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
Binance and Franklin Templeton have collaborated to accelerate the adoption of digital asset securities. Binance hopes to combine its global trading infrastructure and investor reach with Franklin Templeton's expertise in tokenisation of securities. ...

ASIC lands special leave against Block Earner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... grant special leave and welcome the condition that ASIC pay costs related to the appeal. Clear regulations matter, and we hope this approach helps ensure important legal questions can be tested without placing disproportionate burdens on private companies ...