Keith Ford

1 month ago | investordaily.com.au | Keith Ford |Maja Garaca Djurdjevic

SQM Research has put the private credit sector on watch – essentially flagging that it will increase its ongoing monitoring of the sector and has “made adjustments to its ratings scoresheet to place a greater weighting towards governance factors”. While SQM Research expects most existing ratings to remain unaffected by the watch, it emphasised that some funds may still face downgrades or discontinuation over the next 12 months.

1 month ago | investordaily.com.au | Keith Ford |Jessica Penny

18 March 2025 05:55 PM By Keith Ford 5 minute read Facebook X LinkedIn Copy link The Federal Court has frozen the assets of a man linked to Shield and First Guardian lead generation services. Following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) application, the Federal Court has made orders freezing the assets of Rashid Alshakshir, director of Lion & Horn Pty Ltd, Nohap Pty Ltd and Indigo Group Pty Ltd, all of which are in liquidation.

2 months ago | investordaily.com.au | Keith Ford |Jessica Penny

20 February 2025 05:55 PM By Keith Ford 6 minute read Facebook X LinkedIn Copy link In what it has called the “first partnership of its kind in Australia”, UniSuper has announced it will launch a digital advice offering for members in June.

2 months ago | investordaily.com.au | Keith Ford |Maja Garaca Djurdjevic

17 February 2025 04:55 PM By Keith Ford 4 minute read Facebook X LinkedIn Copy link Almost a year after it was referred, the parliamentary joint committee inquiry into the wholesale investor test has kicked the can down the road. Last week, the parliamentary joint committee (PJC) on corporations and financial services tabled its report on the wholesale investor and client tests in the Senate.

2 months ago | investordaily.com.au | Keith Ford |Maja Garaca Djurdjevic

07 February 2025 11:24 AM By Keith Ford 4 minute read Facebook X LinkedIn Copy link AMP is the latest super fund to expand into digital advice with the launch of a new retirement planning tool. AMP has announced the launch of a new digital advice solution, which it has named Retirement Health Check, to provide AMP Super members with “simple, intuitive and secure retirement advice”.