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FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... basis. But the internet, the underlying core idea and network, has proved to be incredibly valuable in many ways, and, of course, incredibly frustrating and risky in things like social media [such as online bullying] and the spread of misinformation ...

Platinum client yanks $580m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... million from Platinum Investment Management. The unnamed client will take the money out of the Platinum Trust Funds over the course of October and November following a manager review. "It is expected the redemption amounts will flow through to reported ...

Equity Trustees sued over Shield Master Fund failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... response, Equity Trustees said it is "considering ASIC's claim carefully and will respond on the substance of the claim in due course". "Equity Trustees recognises the deeply difficult circumstances for individuals affected. We have fully cooperated ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... describes total returns as "respectable." "We're talking about 2.7% for the year so far, so hopefully we're on course for a stable year for global bonds," he says. "We're still recovering, of course, from those huge drawdowns in 2022 but ...

Superannuation fraudster sentenced to prison

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... generally expressed their trust in you and as a result did not seek legal advice' and 'the gravamen of your offending is of course the use of money dishonestly for personal expenses when that money had been given to you to invest in a development project." ...

FAAA expands specialist education programs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is looking to expand its Approved Specialisations Program, urging eligible education providers to sign up. The program has historically included specialisations in aged care, life risk and the Fellow ...

Overcoming the three-body problem in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... bodies of similar mass; they cannot be controlled indefinitely and, at some point, one or all the bodies will veer off course or spin out of control. In financial advice, the three components that make up the three-body problem are the financial plan ...

Former adviser charged over clients' near $1m loss

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... to ASIC, he was offering redeemable preference shares in PWMS and unlisted shares in PWM, while also promoting a trading course involving contracts-for-difference and dealing in derivatives without a licence. However, those plans were never fulfilled ...

Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... was also notable, thanks to investments in Australian airports, with valuations reverting to pre-COVID levels over the course of the year. Of the $33.6 billion invested in infrastructure, 6% or nearly $18 billion is in domestic assets. One particular ...

Chalmers opens economic reform consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... our resilience and improve budget sustainability," Chalmers said. "More invitations will be issued in tranches and in due course, as the agenda takes shape." Chalmers said additional stakeholders, experts and representative groups will be included for ...