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Stablecoin to reshape financial services workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... its AFSL in February, formalising its role within the regulated payments network. If it's not AUDC or Coinbase Australia (which hired a former ASIC supervisor as COO back in December) doing the hiring, it is fund managers creating new tokenisation-led ...

Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
Franklin Templeton has launched two new active ETFs on the ASX, the Franklin Global Systematic Equity Fund Active ETF (FGSE) and the Western Asset Enhanced Income Fund Active ETF (FEIF). This brings its total local active ETF range to nine products. ...

BlackRock expands active ETF range

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
BlackRock is set to expand its Australian ETF range with the launch of the iShares World Equity High Income Complex ETF (ASX: WYNC), an actively managed strategy targeting investors seeking both income and broad global equity exposure. The new fund ...

T. Rowe Price names head of intermediary for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
T. Rowe Price has appointed a head of intermediary for Australia, following a three-month absence in the role after Jonathon Ross' departure in March. Heath Branigan has assumed the role at the beginning of the month, now reporting to head of Asia ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... home While most investors are looking overseas - where the aged care sector is more privatised than we see here in Australia - there is an opportunity for advisers to help the aged care sector at home be more sustainable. JBWere investment adviser Casey ...

Dexus executives step down over leaked airport data case

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
Dexus said key executives have been stood down while the board and management consider the NSW Supreme Court judgement for it to sell its stake in Melbourne and Launceston airports. Dexus will also pay for the legal costs of any appeal for its institutional ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... from the research are substantiated by the Retirement Standard published by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), where a comfortable retirement super balance will require $630,000 for singles and $730,000 for couples. Meanwhile ...

King's honours list lauds two super fund chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... Birthday Honours List for their outstanding achievements in the superannuation industry. For the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division, Hesta chief executive Debby Blakey was lauded for her "significant service to the superannuation ...

HESTA extends decades-long partnership with J.P. Morgan

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
J.P. Morgan will continue to deliver custodial and fund services for the $102 billion super fund for a further five years, extending their partnership to more than 30 years. The reappointment followed an independent review and will see J.P. Morgan continuing ...

Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses. "Australian Unity is progressing a strategic review ...