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ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
ASIC has made changes to the regulatory guidance on managing conflicts of interest for Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holders, with the changes informed by its surveillance of private markets. The updated Regulatory Guide 181 AFS Licensing ...

Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
Ahead of Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Financial Minister Katy Gallagher handing down the Budget update tomorrow, Chalmers has flagged some expected changes. Chalmers said the Budget update will be about "delivery, responsibility and restraint". "We will ...

Aberdeen to acquire $3bn worth of MFS funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
Aberdeen Investments has reached an agreement with MFS Investment Management to acquire nine MFS funds to create two separate closed end funds. Aberdeen Investments has reached an agreement with MFS to acquire the management of nine closed end funds ...

Natixis bolsters distribution leadership

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
Natixis Investment Managers has appointed Daniel Shelest as distribution director for researchers and consultants. Bringing a decade of experience to the role, Shelest will be responsible for strengthening the asset manager's relationships with research ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
South Korea is establishing another sovereign wealth fund, with this one to be modelled on the Future Fund. Launching the National Growth Fund yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yooncheol Koo said the government would ...

Hearts & Minds, WAM slash stakes in Corporate Travel Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
Hearts & Minds Investments (HM1) is the latest fund manager to write off its stake in the beleaguered Corporate Travel Management (CTD), while Wilson Asset Management slashed its value by 50%. The ASX-listed travel and accommodation agency services ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
The warning by JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon about the possibility of there being more "cockroaches" in the US private credit market has sparked a flurry of debate about risks in the market at a time when its potential is being assessed ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
Recent employment data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown the nation may be at an inflection point, highlighting the challenges the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will face in setting policy next year. Citi economists have changed ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Team Super, CFS, TAL

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
Josh Perkins has joined AustralianSuper as a senior analyst in the real assets valuation and pricing team, following a five-year tenure at Knight Frank. The chartered surveyor brings advanced analytical and asset management skills honed within Knight ...

Brighter Super names acting CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
David O'Donnell, head of diversified portfolios at Brighter Super, has been named interim chief investment officer following Mark Rider's departure from the $36 billion fund. The Brisbane-based superannuation fund confirmed O'Donnell will ...