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FCA fines Neil Woodford, WIM $94m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
Former 'YouTube fundie' Neil Woodford and his defunct company have been collectively fined more than £45 million ($94m) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The regulator fined Woodford £5.89 million ($12.1m) and banned him from being ...

Former Qantas Super investment chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
Former Qantas Super investment lead Andrew Spence has joined a local multi-family office as partner and chief investment officer. Omnia Capital Partners has welcomed Spence, where he will lead portfolio construction and asset allocation and grow the ...

PC recommends switch to digital financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
An interim report from the Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended Australian companies switch to digital financial reporting to allow for data to be better extracted. The report looked at how Australia can better harness the data contained in ...

Betashares launches equity high yield ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
Betashares has added a new equity-income focused ETF to its suite, which began trading on the ASX yesterday. The S&P Australian Shares High Yield ETF (HYLD) invests in a diversified exposure to a portfolio of 50 Australian shares with high forecast ...

New chief executive takes IFPA helm

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
Ky Wilson has taken over as chief executive of the Institute of Financial Professionals of Australia (IFPA). Wilson took on the role late last month after having served in an acting capacity as general manager for several months. She was previously ...

First Super reduces admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
The $5 billion super fund for the paper, pulp and timber industries is cutting administration fees for most of its members. From September 1, the flat administration fee paid by First Super accumulation members each week is dropping from $1.87 to $1.65. ...

Guilty plea entered in Ponzi scheme case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
A man who carried on a financial services business without and AFSL and duped investors out of nearly $2 million has pleaded guilty to dishonest conduct and dealing with proceeds of crime. Ashley Arandez pleaded guilty to dishonest conduct, unlicensed ...

Lederer Group bids for Elanor Commercial Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
Lederer Group is attempting to acquire ASX-listed Elanor Commercial Property Fund (ECF), which has a portfolio valued at more than $500 million. Elanor Funds Management, the responsible entity (RE) of ECF, said it is considering Lederer Group's ...

Treasury launches consultation on CSLR breaching sub-sector levy caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Treasury today launched a consultation on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), considering options on how to deal with estimates that have drastically exceeded sub-sector levy caps. Released late Friday, the consultation paper is seeking feedback ...

Return to office mandates to harm firms, careers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Return to office mandates will have a detrimental impact on companies' ability to retain and attract talent, with a specialist recruiter saying the career aspirations of women and Gen Z will also be heavily impacted. An in-depth review by Parity ...