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ASX names members of new advisory group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... long-term superannuation investors is represented. "Super funds are the largest shareholding bloc on the ASX, holding one third of local listed equities. That means 17 million Australians with super have a direct stake in the quality of corporate governance ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... Australian cyber security hotline, incident responses, and threat notifications. "Digitisation, legacy systems, reliance on third parties, and evolving threat actor capability continue to elevate cyber risk in ASIC's view," it said. ASIC urged directors ...

Legacy technology stagnates insurers' business progression: Clearwater Analytics

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... of diversity in the workforce - not just of people from different backgrounds, but different ways of thinking. Only one third (33%) rejected this. Despite concerns about technology and culture, most respondents (87%) said they are ahead of their competitors ...

Australian profits flat as global earnings soar to record highs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... to projected US$4.9 trillion, while revenue advanced to an all-time high of US$44.2 trillion. The data showed around one-third of the increase in profits came from lower one-off costs, while favourable exchange rates were also a factor. "This is low ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... centrally governed and unified data layer." While half of the firms use real-time alerts to enable proactive decisions, one-third rely on signals that require manual analysis. Only 18% have advanced predictive insights with decision support, the next ...

Aware Super bets big on data centre boom

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... Aware Super is already invested in Australian specialist fibre and networks solutions provider Vocus, New Zealand's third-largest telecommunications firm 2Degrees, US-based hyperscale data centre operator Switch, and European bandwidth infrastructure ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... culpability for the Shield Master Fund collapse and ensuing investor losses, blaming ASIC for not doing its job, as well as third-party providers for their failures. Releasing its Summary of Defence document last week, which was filed with the Federal ...

Schroders recruits head of ETFs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... the Schroder Global Equity Active UCITS ETF and the Schroder Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active UCITS ETF. A third, the Schroder Global Equity Custom Active UCITS ETF, lists on the London Stock Exchange on 20 January. "We're pleased that ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... unit will cease using proxy advisers in the US. In the internal memo cited, the article said J.P. Morgan no longer needs third-party data collection or voting recommendations in the country. "It plans to rely on a newly launched AI-powered in-house tool ...

Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Rest's default Growth option returned 9.22% over the 12 months to 31 December 2025 - the third consecutive calendar year of positive returns. Rest said the 2025 return was underpinned by the strong performance of Australian and international listed ...