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What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

... innovate its financial system infrastructure to adopt tokenisation and artificial intelligence (AI). Longo said tokenisation at scale will require modernising financial system infrastructure, stronger collaboration between the private and public sectors ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026

... becoming increasingly complex, and access to certain asset classes is challenging without deep knowledge and significant scale," he said. "More and more, we are seeing clients come to us to outsource their investment needs for this access and expertise. ...

Advice remains profitable for those who prepare: Centurion Market Makers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026

... factors such as the quality of the business, supply and demand, buyer risk appetite, incremental profit to the buyer, relative scale, and ease of transition for the buyer. There are also geographic factors to consider, with regional practices typically ...

Former Tyndall managers to run Bell's first Aussie equities strategy

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026

... appointments represent an exciting step forward for the firm. "As boutique fund managers face increasing pressure globally to scale, Bell Asset Management sees a growing opportunity to support exceptional investment teams with a scalable platform designed ...

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

... CO2 emissions, delivering step-change improvements in energy efficiency. We see strong potential for this technology to scale competitively and reduce the climate impact of farming," Yara Growth Ventures investment director Stian Nygaard said. Uniseed ...

AFCA membership extended for Shield, First Guardian-linked firms

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

... unfairly excluding impacted consumers. AFCA received a total of 111,373 complaints in 2025, up 14% from the prior year. Large-scale collapses in the financial advice sector led to a 58% increase in investment and advice complaints, including a 59% increase ...

Former ASIC deputy chair Crennan steps in as York St Capital chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

... growth. "Having someone of Dan's calibre as chair sends a very clear message about the standard we expect of ourselves as we scale. His experience and credibility elevate the entire organisation," Grant said. "York St Capital has always been focused ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026

... IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments, explaining it had struggled to scale the local strategy. Some $1 billion was invested in the private equity portfolio, representing 0.4% of IFM's allocation. ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026

... evolution," bringing together two highly complementary businesses to create an Australian financial services group with meaningful scale and breadth. "Magellan and Barrenjoey share a deep commitment to clients and are built on innovation, entrepreneurialism ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026

... into more expensive and potentially riskier super products. "The new data should sound alarm bells about drivers of large-scale, higher-risk super switching where it makes Australians poorer. It highlights the need for stronger guardrails to protect ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

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.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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