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APAC investors push for 24-hour trading in US markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... in clearing, settlement, and risk management," the whitepaper said. "This competitive dynamic accelerates industry innovation and strengthens the market ecosystem. However, scaling distributed ledger technology remains challenging, making regulatory ...

The shifting role of custodians in the financial ecosystem: ACSA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... AI-driven insights and private markets administration. The report also highlighted the industry as a frontrunner of innovation, crediting these industry evolutions to a rise in digital assets, tokenisation, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and AI ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
While BlackRock acknowledges that AI may become another bubble, the firm remains overweight in its current allocations. The 2026 Global Outlook Pushing Limits report outlined the mega forces moving into the new year, as it identifies that the AI buildout ...

Super funds most relied upon for advice: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
Australians continue to seek advice from their super funds but struggle to know exactly when they can retire, an MFS Investment Management survey found. The 2025 MFS Global Retirement Survey - studying some 1000 participants across Australia, Canada ...

First Sentier adds second active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... compelling growth opportunity for investors, with companies we believe are poised to benefit from structural trends, innovation, and expanding market share." Bajic highlighted that the ETF market continues to grow, with total assets under management ...

Capital Haus acquires Adelaide advice firm, FUM to exceed $1bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... Young Private service, this deal represents more than just a passing-the-torch moment. We're combining heritage and innovation to set a new standard for financial advice at a time when the industry needs it most." Gow believes the historical success ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... which most of its activities are derivative and most new ideas are taken from abroad, calling out the lack of "great innovation" or originality. Horne made grave predictions about the manufacturing sector. He said that the "main decisions in manufacturing ...

DASH reshapes leadership team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... appointments strengthen our operational and governance capabilities while ensuring we remain focused on delivering innovation, efficiency and trust for our clients." The leadership changes follow a period of rapid expansion for the group, including the ...

Revolution AM appoints distribution lead to drive expansion

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... team with decades of experience navigating portfolios through multiple cycles," Price said. "The firm's commitment to innovation and delivering strong client outcomes closely aligns with my values, and I look forward to working closely with our investors ...

IMF tells Chalmers to curb spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... authorities are implementing a series of reforms to modernise competition policy to better support business dynamism, innovation, and investment." Chalmers also noted that the IMF said the net zero transformation is a golden opportunity for investment ...