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ASIC lands special leave against Block Earner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... recently announced it raised $8 million in Series A financing led by CMCC Global's Titan Fund, together with King River Capital. The funding will be used to grow Block Earner in Australia and expand overseas. Block Earner raised $7 million in 2022, bringing ...

Private and public markets almost interchangeable: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... recognise them. "That trend then reversed in the first quarter last year when spreads became a lot tighter and the public capital markets opened up to a wide range of issuers. The public market then took a share from the private credit side. That trend ...

InterPrac wants super funds' reserves to remediate Shield, First Guardian victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... said super funds' Operational Risk Financial Requirement (ORFR) should be activated in the same way that victims of Trio Capital were remediated. "Use of the ORFR to remediate member losses would reinforce trust in Australia's wealth management and superannuation ...

Equity Trustees defies ASIC Shield Master Fund allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... record or assets under management but still managed to outperform its benchmark - according to its investment manager CF Capital. ASIC estimates that $480 million was invested in Shield by at least 5800 consumers, who did so via Macquarie Investment ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... them are in the US." In the same way mega-tech firms hope to achieve rosy ROIs, they also want a healthy return on their capital. The Big Five US tech companies, for example, saw their capex go from US$150 billion in 2023 to US$300 billion anticipated ...

RBA 'alert' to impact of tech on the economy: Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... or expand the economy's supply capacity without generating inflationary pressure? How will investment in their enabling capital, such as data centres and energy infrastructure, spillover to the economy? "These are open questions, and we need to be alert ...

Igneo Infrastructure Partners expands leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
The infrastructure manager has named two new partners, with one also being appointed to the role of global head of capital formation. Carolyn Pearce and Daniel Timms have been appointed as partners at Igneo, the infrastructure arm of First Sentier Investors. ...

Iress confirms new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Iress has appointed Andrew Russell as its new group chief executive and managing director, effective November 17. Russell is set to take over the role from Marcus Price who has stepped down effective immediately. In the interim, Iress chief executive ...

Schroder urges 'open dialogue' with government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder has warned that while superannuation funds may have the capital to invest in future infrastructure projects, the government should bear the risks. Speaking at the National Press Club, Schroder said the potential ...

Using super as 'piggybank' would be a 'disaster': Schroder

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... nationally and locally - and full of ethical dilemmas." Schroder said AustralianSuper is interested in opportunities to provide capital responsibly and at scale but urged caution. "If we get the settings right, they can become investable opportunities ...