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L1 Group chief executive to depart, successor announced

L1 Group chief executive to depart, successor announced

The chief executive and managing director of L1 Group, Jeff Peters, has announced he will be stepping down from the role today.
Shield and First Guardian – not just fraud

Shield and First Guardian – not just fraud

The question for Daniel Mulino is whether the Shield and First Guardian collapses were owed to fraud, incompetence or both.
Clime’s vehement denial of Shield, First Guardian claims

Clime’s vehement denial of Shield, First Guardian claims

Clime Investment Management has strongly rejected newspaper reports that it is under formal investigation with ASIC backing the denial.
FIIG & Equity Trustees in responsible entity agreement

IFM Investors inks Govt deal in step forward for SE Asia strategy

Yasmine Raso 28 October 2025 One Comment

IFM Investors has secured a federal government partnership that will inject $175 million into its Asia-Pacific Debt Fund.

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Private Market managers must lift governance game – whitepaper

Mike Taylor 28 October 2025 No Comments

Private Markets are experiencing what amounts to a ‘Golden Age’ in Australia but they need to lift their governance standards – White Paper.

Finger touches ETF screen

BlackRock expands iShares’ fixed income ETF suite

Yasmine Raso 28 October 2025 No Comments

BlackRock Australia will bring a new fixed income ETF to market next month, designed as a diversified “building block” for investors.

Active v Passive

Morningstar’s grim active manager analysis

Mike Taylor 23 October 2025 No Comments

Research and ratings house Morningstar has published a downbeat assessment of the outlook for Australia’s publicly-listed active managers.

Senior leadership appointment

Zenith’s David Wright joins Pinnacle IM

Mike Taylor 21 October 2025 No Comments

The highly respected founder of research house Zenith, David Wright, has been appointed to a newly-created role at Pinnacle IM.

Hands holding compensation money sack

InterPrac’s Crole again urges platforms to pay

Mike Taylor 17 October 2025 9 Comments

With ASIC this week continuing its investigations, InterPrac CEO, Garry Crole is again urging that the super platforms emulate Macquarie IM.


INDUSTRY NEWS

Emerging Markets Equities – The missing piece in your portfolio?

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 October 2025

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Emerging Markets (EM) are outperforming both developed and US equities this year. Find out why EM Equities deserve a bigger piece in your portfolio.

Discovery begins where consensus ends

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 October 2025

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For over 25 years, PM Capital has uncovered global value others overlook, guided by a disciplined, high-conviction approach to investing.

AI efficiency means more time for advice

Financial Newswire Contributor 9 October 2025

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Powered by AI, MLC Expand’s new automation feature intelligently populates clients’ advice fees from their Client Service Agreement 

61% of members consider security a key reason to stay with their super fund

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 October 2025

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As Australia’s superannuation funds come under increased scrutiny from more sophisticated cyberattacks and scams across the financial sector,


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ETF fund launch

PIMCO brings new active ETF to market

Yasmine Raso | 16 October 2025PIMCO has added to its suite of ETFs available via local exchanges with a new option offered as an alternative to cash and term deposits.
Jigsaw rebranding

Mercer parent company rebrands, launches new tech division

Yasmine Raso | 16 October 2025The parent company behind Mercer has announced it will rebrand from Marsh McLennan to simply Marsh from January next year.
takeover

Lederer Family Office asserts control of Elanor fund

Mike Taylor | 15 October 2025The Lederer Family Office has taken substantial control of the Elanor Commercial Property Fund claiming stakeholder support.
GARP ETF

Ausbil grows active ETF range available on ASX

Yasmine Raso | 15 October 2025To meet investor appetite for ETFs, Ausbil has repackaged a further two global strategies into ETF format and launched them on the ASX.
ETFs

Australian ETF industry exceeds $300b milestone

Yasmine Raso | 14 October 2025The Australian ETF industry has surged ahead of schedule and surpassed $300 billion in FUM as of the end of last month.
Cogs and gears with Compensation written on them

ASIC hits EQT for Shield compensation

Mike Taylor | 13 October 2025The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit EQT with a claim for compensation relating to the Shield Master Trust.
Ticket stubs with the wording The Blame Game! on them

ASIC canvasses looping all culprits into Shield/First Guardian compensation

Mike Taylor | 13 October 2025ASIC is canvassing breaking new ground by having all culpable parties in the Shield/First Guardian investment food chain pay compensation.
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Morningstar sees retail investor opportunity in hedge funds

Mike Taylor | 9 October 2025Superannuation funds have resumed allocating towards hedge funds and Morningstar says opportunities exist for retail advised investors.