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Financial Standard
ASIC bans UGC, Shield adviser
ASIC has banned Melbourne-based financial adviser Jovan Videkanic from the industry for seven years.
1 min |
November 03, 2025
Financial Standard
Freedom staff claims dismissed
The Federal Court has dismissed ASIC's claims that a former Freedom Insurance director and staff member were engaged in shocking and harmful sales tactics.
1 min |
November 03, 2025
Financial Standard
Clime gains ground on culture, business model reset
Not done with pulling Clime Investment Management out of the red, managing director Michael Baragwanath's bold plans to turn the ship around entail a product and culture overhaul, and even giving away his short-term incentives (STI) to staff.
4 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Aware Super launches digital advice tool for retiree members
Aware Super has launched a new digital advice solution to help members with retirement planning.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Brookfield raises $4bn for alts fund
Brookfield has raised more than $4 billion for the first closing of the Brookfield Infrastructure Debt Fund IV (BID IV).
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Igneo divests airport stake
Igneo Infrastructure Partners will divest its 15.26% shares in Adelaide Airport Limited, the owner and operator of Adelaide Airport and Parafield Airport.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
QIC delivers $9.6bn for QLD
QIC delivered record FY25 results of $9.6 billion to its Queensland government clients in FY25, taking total earnings for the state to more than $22 billion since 2022.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Former First Sentier PMs join Blackwattle Investment Partners
Blackwattle Investment Partners has taken in three of First Sentier Investors’ (FSI) former portfolio managers who are set to launch a new strategy in 2026.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
State Super offloads investment team to Frontier
State Super will outsource its investment team to Frontier Advisors and as part of the deal, the government superannuation fund will take a stake in the industry super fund-backed asset consultant.
2 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
All that glitters
Seeing an afternoon queue in Sydney's Martin Place is hardly a novel sight, but for once this wasn’t to do with a golden hued croissant, but rather gold bullion.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF
BlackRock is gearing up to list a Bitcoin ETF for Australian investors, according to ASIC filings.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
HESTA hits $100bn in assets
HESTA has surpassed $100 billion in funds under management, which it hopes will help to bring down costs and deliver sustainable returns.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC reports 50% jump in investigations in FY25
ASIC has reported an increase of 50% in investigations and an almost 20% rise in new civil enforcement proceedings in the financial year 2025.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Ausbil lists two global ETFs
Ausbil Investment Management has listed two active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), with one investing in global small caps and the other in infrastructure.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Why trust is key to Australia's retirement future
When Paul Keating introduced compulsory superannuation in the early 1990s, it established more than a savings system - it enshrined a foundation for our future retirement policy. That foundation gave Australians the confidence to contribute from their earnings and personal savings over the decades. They trusted that the framework - built with budgetary pressures and equity in mind - would support them throughout their working lives into retirement.
2 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
BUILT TO LAST
Totality chief executive Adam Smith has a knack for scaling small operations. He tells Karren Vergara why the financial markets are as exciting as ever and how he's taking the trading platform to the next level.
4 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Fidante partners with Fulcrum
Challenger's Fidante has partnered with London-based Fulcrum Asset Management, acquiring a minority stake and securing exclusive distribution rights across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
IFM Investors exits Australian PE strategy
IFM Investors has dumped its Australian private equity strategy to prioritise global investments.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
REWARDING RISK
Financial advisers are poised to deliver better retirement outcomes for their clients using today's crop of products and strategies but navigating the various risks requires a fresh perspective.
9 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC seeks compensation for Shield victims from EQT
ASIC has updated its Statement of Claim in the proceedings against Equity Trustees (EQT) to include a claim for compensation for losses incurred by members of the AMG Super and Super Simplifier platforms who invested in Shield Master Fund.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Trustees in bind to support all members
ASIC's recent review of superannuation trustees' member communications regarding retirement uncovered just how little support they're providing to vulnerable members. However, regulatory settings may be to blame.
3 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Treasury unveils major super tax changes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled several major superannuation tax changes, bowing to industry and public pressure.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC sues Fiducian
ASIC has launched proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW against Fiducian Investment Management, alleging it breached its duties as a responsible entity and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct about its environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC bans another former Lighthouse director
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned former Lighthouse Partners director and financial adviser Timothy Archibald from providing financial services for 10 years, for fees for no service (FFNS) conduct.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
'A case of fraud': Netwealth
Netwealth has continued to separate itself from the collapse of First Guardian, saying it was a “case of fraud”.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
J.P. Morgan launches ETF models with Vanguard
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has partnered with Vanguard Australia (Vanguard) to launch four low-cost ETF models.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
CareSuper, MIESF finalise merger
The merger between CareSuper and the Meat Industry Employees' Super Fund (MIESF) is now complete.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC approves Cboe for listings
ASIC will allow Cboe Australia, a subsidiary of Cboe Global Markets, to list new companies on its platform, directly competing with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
Aware Super, TelstraSuper advance merger plans
Aware Super and TelstraSuper have moved to the next stage of their merger plans, signing a binding Heads of Agreement to create an entity with nearly $235 billion in assets.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance
Most financial advice licensees that rely on offshore service providers (OSPs) fail to adequately assess, monitor and audit their arrangements thus putting their processes and businesses at risk, a new ASIC investigation reveals.
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