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ASX to spend $264m to modernise tech, uplift risk management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... uptake of e-statements at a time of high trading volumes also contributed to the increase in expense guidance, it said. In December, ASIC obtained a commitment from ASX to improve its operational risk management, to accumulate an additional $150 million ...

Perpetual hit by $7.8bn net outflows in Q2

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... the business," Reilly said. Corporate trust's total funds under administration (FUA) grew to $1.31 trillion as of 31 December 2025, up 2.1% on the September quarter. The debt market services division was up 2.8% on the previous quarter to $733.6 billion ...

Inflation 'uncomfortably high' as it rises to 3.8%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.8% in the 12 months to December 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3.8% annual CPI inflation to December was up from 3.4% to November," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt ...

Brighter Super names chief investment officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... officer and would take on the head of international role. Webb's appointment at Brighter Super follows Mark Rider's December departure, after he decided to take a step back from full-time work. Webb will take up the position from interim chief ...

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... inappropriate advice provided by Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA) led to one client's $200,000 financial loss. In December, AFCA said it received more than 1800 complainants in relation to the collapse of Shield and First Guardian Master Funds. ...

Unemployment rate may tip the scale in favour of February RBA hike

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
The unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in December, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The unexpectedly robust employment numbers have added to the possibility of a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate hike back when the board ...

EQT to acquire Coller Capital to form new secondaries platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... carried interest in the most recent private equity secondaries flagship fund (CIP IX), which had a final close on 31 December 2025 at US$10.2 billion ($14.9bn), resulting in a total fund size of US$14.2 billion ($20.8bn). The transaction combines EQT's ...

Apostle executive exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... partnered with US quant fund manager Qtron in October, following a tie-up with US investment manager CastleKnight in June. In December, Gunman said partnerships were the way the firm was seeking to grow.

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... time as Shadow Minister for Financial Services speaking out against the Shield and First Guardian fund collapses. In December he criticised Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino's suggestion that the professional indemnity insurance (PII) ...

Netwealth's APRA-mandated governance overhaul underway

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... governance overhaul is underway and is being led at the executive level. This was part of its agreement with ASIC in December under which it said it will repay $101 million to super members who accessed the First Guardian Master Fund on its platform. ...