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FSCP orders adviser to undertake further education

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
A financial adviser who failed to provide appropriate superannuation contribution advice has been ordered by the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) to undertake further education. The adviser, referred to as "Mr. D", provided advice that led ...

PIMCO debuts local ETF suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... institutional-grade fixed income opportunities to local investors. The PIMCO Global Bond Active ETF (PGBF), PIMCO Diversified Fixed Interest Active ETF (PDFI), PIMCO Global Credit Active ETF (PCRD), and PIMCO Australian Bond Active ETF (PAUS) are available ...

Monroe Capital sets up shop in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... expansion in Australia," Monroe Capital president Zia Uddin said. "In recent years, Australian investors have shown increased interest and appreciation for the Monroe platform and the private credit asset class. We have a tremendous opportunity to expand ...

Wilson Asset Management launches Founders Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
Wilson Asset Management has launched the Founders Fund this week, based on chair Geoff Wilson's view that founder-led companies outperform over the medium to long term. Documents on the new fund, which is backed by founder-led executives, chief executives ...

LGT Capital Partners brings $1.6bn PE strategy to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
LGT Capital Partners is providing wholesale investors in Australia and New Zealand access to a fully funded private equity portfolio. The LGT Global Private Equity Australia fund is an Australian-domiciled high-conviction fund that invests into a globally ...

BUSSQ loses legal bid to overturn additional licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
Industry superannuation fund BUSSQ has lost its legal challenge against APRA, with the Federal Court dismissing its bid to overturn additional licence conditions. Last August, APRA imposed additional licence conditions on BUSSQ's trustee over concerns ...

TenCap hedge fund eyes $3bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... the fund invests in three key areas: sectors that have a cyclical earnings upside; companies that benefit from falling interest rates; and companies that benefit from structural growth. She added that the fund has been able to outperform across all sectors ...

Syfe bids for SelfWealth, ups BFG's offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
Trading platform Syfe has upped Bell Financial Group's (BFG) bid for SelfWealth, offering 12% more at 28 cents per share. Syfe's parent company Svava has already acquired 43.4 million SelfWealth shares, representing 18.8% of shares on issue. ...

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
As new estimates show that financial advisers will have to fork out $70 million to fund the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) for the next financial year - breaching the $20 million cap - Treasury is now calling for a review of the controversial ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Blake Briggs has said the regulatory pendulum for the superannuation, funds management, and financial advice sectors has swung too far over the last decade under successive governments. It's time for ...