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MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... documentation using information from the Client Service Agreement (CSA) and Statements of Advice (SoA). The SoA for new business applications is also being piloted for rollout soon, and is said to be saving advisers, on average, 15 minutes per new business ...

Equity Story to raise $3.5m to enter property sector

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... Group plans to raise up to $3.54 million through an entitlement offer to support the expansion of its funds management business, with a particular focus on entering the property sector. The stock market trading advice group will issue approximately 353,695,724 ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... maintained." As a result of funds paying for their own reports, there is pressure on research houses to keep bringing in business - which can lead to some products being given a more positive rating than perhaps they deserve. SQM Research has previously ...

Can IPOs ever recover? Experts aren't sure

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
Despite ASIC and the ASX having displayed a "good regulatory mindset" in revitalising the listed environment, opportunities from the private markets continue to drag initial public offerings' (IPOs) down. In a panel at the Citi Investment Conference ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... appeared on the ASIC Register, followed by the registration of a 'Trustee for iShares Bitcoin ETF' on the Australian Business Register. BlackRock currently runs the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF in the US, which houses over US$93 billion and has ...

Integro appoints head of advice and growth

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... adviser capability and partner network. This next phase reflects our commitment to building a nationally recognised advice business with deep technical expertise and a client-first culture," Gilmour said.

Fortitude launches Small Cap PE Fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
Fortitude Investment Partners has launched a Small Cap PE Fund, targeting lower mid-market opportunities in private equity. The evergreen fund will invest in deal flows in health, digitalisation and technology, energy transition and food and beverage. ...

AZ NGA acquires majority stake in Geographe Financial Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... represented the company's ability and preparedness to structure deals to meet the evolving needs and timeframe of advisers and business owners. "We've gotten to know the exceptional team at Geographe really well in the past year and they are experts ...

PGIM appoints two real estate business stalwarts

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
PGIM has named two executive leaders to oversee and manage its Australian real estate business. Both based in Sydney, Sam Mellor has joined as head of real estate debt, Australia, while Stuart Carr will join in December as head of real estate equity ...

ASIC exposes holes in managed funds' offshoring cyber controls

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... and found that many fail to adequately assess, monitor and audit their arrangements thus putting their processes and business at risk. Additionally, after assessing two large fund managers, ASIC found a huge volume of enquires were made to them by OSPs ...