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Iress sharpens tech integration to reduce adviser admin burden

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Iress is building a structured pathway for technology providers to connect with Xplan, its financial planning and wealth management software, helping ease administrative burden on advisers. Iress said the refreshed model moves away from open integration ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Consider a situation where a financial adviser believes an investment is no longer suitable for their clients. Perhaps a fund manager is underperforming or a stock held directly by clients needs to be sold. In the past, advisers would often have to ...

MUFG to acquire GROW Inc

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
MUFG Pension & Market Services (MPMS), a member of MUFG, a global financial group, announced it has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed to acquire GROW Technology Services (GROW Inc). The acquisition is subject to conditions, including ...

Vanguard to acquire custodian Altruist

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Vanguard will acquire custodian and investment platform Altruist in a bid to expand into the American independent financial adviser market. The two parties entered into a definitive agreement, the financial terms of which were not disclosed. Outlets ...

Capital Group makes C-suite appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Capital Group has named a new chief information officer to be based in California and set to take on the role in November. Guillermo Veiga will take on the role, succeeding Marta Zarraga, who will retire at the end of the year. Veiga will relocate to ...

ASIC, APRA urge finance sector to demonstrate AI threat response

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
ASIC and APRA have called on financial services firms to move beyond awareness of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) risks and demonstrate they can respond to threats unfolding at unprecedented speed. The regulators' warning follows nine industry ...

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
The Self-Managed Super Fund Association (SMSFA) has appointed Keddie Waller as the head of professional standards. In her the role, Waller will lead the association's professional standards framework, with responsibility for accreditation, continuing ...

AUDC supports startup to launch tokenised private credit offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australian stablecoin issuer AUDC has selected a local fintech company to integrate its Australian domiciled stablecoin for a tokenised private credit offering via its grant program. Kasu is a real-world-asset private credit platform that connects loan ...

Super trustee business dents Equity Trustees' FY26 results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Equity Trustees (EQT) posted substantial growth in profits in the financial year ending June 30, despite sustaining a $7.5 million loss from its super trustee business over the period. EQT Group's net profit after tax (NPAT) was $26.4 million, reflecting ...

Centrepoint takes control of QLD advice group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Centrepoint Alliance will acquire a 51% controlling stake in Queensland-based financial advice business SEQ Advice Group Pty Limited (SEQ), with the deal expected to initially contribute about $600,000 in annualised EBITDA. The acquisition forms part ...