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FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
Still reeling from the coordinated cyberattack in April, superannuation funds will test their cybersecurity resilience and see what lessons they have learned under a drill provided by the Gateway Network Governance Body (GNGB). Taking place on Thursday ...

Australian Alternative Investment Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
The finalists for the Alternative Future Foundation's annual Australian Alternative Investment Awards have been revealed. To be presented on September 24 at the Hedge Funds Rock fundraising dinner as part of Sydney Alternative Investment Week, the ...

AXA IM Alts expands affordable housing strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
AXA IM Alts is set to acquire a prime fringe-CBD development site on Adderley Street, Melbourne, to progress its built-to-rent affordable housing strategy further. The acquired site will be developed into a roughly 100-unit residential scheme providing ...

Montgomery to distribute digital assets fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
Montgomery Investment Management is partnering with Digital Asset Funds Management (DAFM) to distribute the latter's fund to wholesale investors. DAFM is a Sydney-based investment boutique and runs the Digital Income Fund. The strategy offers two investment ...

Three portfolio managers exit Stewart Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
The exit of three key portfolio managers at Stewart Investors has thrown ratings of several funds they managed into disarray. Sydney-based senior portfolio managers David Gait and Sashi Reddy, and Singapore-based senior portfolio manager Sujaya Desai ...

ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
The Federal Court imposed urgent interim orders to freeze the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, with ASIC concerned more than $50 million of investor funds is at risk. ASIC is investigating FMPE ...

DigiCo REIT names new chief executive, targets 30% growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
HMC Capital's DigiCo REIT wants to have contracted IT capacity of 27MW by June 2026, representing 30% growth from June 2025 across the Australian business, as outlined in its FY25 results. This comes as Chris Maher has been named chief executive, taking ...

Iress adds AI chief to drive innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
Iress is strengthening its focus on artificial intelligence (AI), welcoming an inaugural chief AI officer. Based in Iress' Sydney office, Daniel Ashley has commenced his role and will take charge of its cross-functional team focused on leveraging AI ...

FICAP RockStar returns to The Beresford in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program's (FICAP) flagship event will once again be hosted at The Beresford in Sydney's Surry Hills in 2025. The FICAP RockStar 2025 event will take place at the venue on Thursday, September 25, bringing the opportunity ...