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Former Income Asset Management staffer embezzles $1.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
A former Income Asset Management (IAM) employee has funnelled $1.5 million from the company using a bank account used by a "minority sub-custodian". IAM said it suspected fraudulent transfers made from a bank account maintained by its previous sub-custodian ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
David Anderson is stepping down as chief executive of Australian Retirement Trust (ART), with Kathy Vincent to replace him. The $330 billion super fund said Anderson notified the ART board of his intention to resign, just 18 months after joining. Vincent ...

Platinum shareholders greenlight L1 Capital merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
Platinum Asset Management shareholders have unanimously voted in favour of merging with L1 Capital to create a $16.5 billion entity. Some 99% of shareholders gave their tick of approval at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) yesterday. This means ...

Federal court slams director for 'fanciful' asset valuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
The Federal Court has disqualified Queensland-based director David Hodgson from managing corporations for five years and permanently restrained him from engaging in financial services without an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). This comes ...

Unprecedented US M&As a boon for Australia: BGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the US wealth management sector have reached unprecedented levels over the last five years and the local sector is poised to benefit highly from this, according to Berkshire Global Advisors (BGA). Bomy Hagopian, a partner ...

MSC awarded dual mandate from newly established litigation funder

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
MSC Trustees and MSC Abacus, both part of MSC Group, have been appointed as the trustee and administrator for a newly established third-party litigation funder, Ninety Mile Capital. Ninety Mile Capital is based in Melbourne and was founded by chief ...

LGT Crestone unveils rebrand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
LGT Crestone has rebranded to LGT Wealth Management Australia. This firm said the move marks its ambition to lead the nation's private wealth sector and cement its alignment with LGT's global reputation. LGT said for clients, the rebrand reinforces ...

Concentration of private credit sector a concern: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
ASIC has released the interim report from its review into the nation's $200 billion private credit market, which it says could pose a systemic risk to many investors if a downturn were to occur. The review has so far found that while most investors ...

Platinum pushes for L1 Capital merger ahead of EGM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
Platinum asset management has continued to "unanimously" recommend shareholders to vote in favour of the L1 Capital merger ahead its extraordinary general meeting on Monday. Grant Thornton, an independent expert appointed by Platinum, was provided with ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
La Trobe Financial has been told by ASIC to stop offering its 12 Month Term Account and 2 Year Account products offered under the La Trobe Australian Credit Fund, as well as its US Private Credit Fund. The regulator said it is concerned that the target ...