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Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
The insurer found that market volatility, and inadequate savings are no longer the greatest threats to retirement outcomes, rather, it comes down to hesitancy to make the decisions retirement requires. Allianz Retire+'s The two-chapter retirement report ...

Data, compliance key to successful technology-enabled advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... Before considering anything else, a panel of technology and advice experts stressed the importance of starting at the ground level - improving client and investment data before leveraging AI over it. On the final day of the Stockbrokers and Investment ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... markets amid weakened demand for the USD and blue chips like the Magnificent Seven becoming expensive. At the performance level, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has delivered about 44% p.a. in the year to April, while the MSCI World returned 28% p.a. ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... 1% to 1.5% in terms of GDP growth. That's low for Australia. That will mean that our population is running above our level of economic growth, which means that per person we're going backwards again. That is disappointing after we had this resurgence ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
AustralianSuper said the newly created role will help align autonomous agents with human intent. The $410 billion super fund has named its first head of AI and automation in a newly created role. Sarah Carney joins AustralianSuper from Microsoft where ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... bfinance said. It comes as the period was marked by a "weaker start" to the year, with global fundraising falling to its lowest level since 2015. bfinance said it is due to re-intensify caution among investors amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty. ...

Advent builds Australian presence with new appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... expertise as it looks to drive growth across portfolio companies. Cross brings more than four decades of executive and board level experience spanning wealth management, asset management, institutional banking and governance. In the role, she will work ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... Australia's wholesale asset markets, both directly and indirectly," the report said. "This partly reflects the relatively lower level of dynamism in Australia's wholesale financial markets compared with other areas of the financial system, such as retail ...

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... into the nature and consequences of his actions. Whilst stating that he'd do things differently now, he did not accept any level of personal responsibility for his actions, instead repeatedly seeking to blame his licensee and the fact that he was inexperienced," ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... improvement. The highly anticipated overhauls to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing, which aim to "level the playing field for first home buyers," captured much of wealth managers' attention as many clients will now have to ...