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Milford launches two products in response to adviser demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... transparent credit solutions. Both the Corporate Bond Plus Fund and the Australian Active 100 Fund are now available at a $1000 minimum investment. The Corporate Bond Plus Fund invests predominantly in publicly traded Australian investment grade corporate ...

ASIC cracks down on adviser CPD failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... their financial advisers have not complied with the CPD requirement during that year. Financial advisers must complete a minimum of 40 hours of CPD and must include minimum hours across technical competence (five hours); client care and practice (five ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... ASIC's assessment that there is a spectrum of practice, and that during this period of rapid growth in the sector robust minimum standards are necessary to maintain regulator and consumer confidence in the industry." The FSC said it will continue ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... that do not manage the risk of running out of money in retirement. "FORO leads to many retirees relying on the statutory minimum draw-down rates as a default," says Huppert. "That is, only drawing down the minimum to avoid running out of savings. The ...

Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... popular belief, most Australian retirees are not underspending their super, with drawdowns now typically higher than the minimum amounts required. Research identified that in 2024-2025 around 65% of tax-free retirement account holders withdrew above ...

Aberdeen adds emerging markets option for Australian investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... managed by senior investment director Matt Williams and supported by the Aberdeen global emerging market equity group. The minimum initial investment in the fund is $20,000. "The goal of our strategy is to deliver a premium and growing income stream ...

Russell Investments launches private markets offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio offers an advised pathway into private equity, private credit and real assets. The minimum initial investment of $25,000 gives investors access to a separately managed account structure, developed in collaboration ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... evidence and return-to-work practices. It said the action plan will provide clarity and transparency to claimants by creating minimum standards for thresholds to better assess mental health claims against; align industry guidance and approaches on disability ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to TruePillars

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... distributions, loss reserves, liquidity, risk and withdrawals. TruePillars has three investment pooled options: Go Fund with a minimum investment of $500 and a target return of 4.35%, Flow Fund with a minimum investment of $1000 over 12 months and target ...

Family trusts safe from reform for now: Mulino

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... currently available, or that a flat tax rate of 24-30% would be applied to distributions. Australian Unions has called for a minimum 25% on disbursements from family trusts. Just last week, the AFR reported that the tax office is concerned there are ...