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Marketing, communications roles gain momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... $130,000 and $180,000. For product roles, Kaizen said the greatest opportunities for candidates are in retirement product innovation, life insurance digital transformation, and enhanced member engagement strategies. It said opportunities remain heavily ...

Australian Unity picks new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... Australia, Boston Consulting Group and REA Group, with a track record of delivering large-scale transformation and digital innovation programs. Her selection comes after a rigorous process involving both internal and external candidates. "A dynamic and ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... well-regulated digital asset market. "This will unlock mainstream adoption, draw institutional capital, and accelerate product innovation, transforming crypto from a niche asset class into a fully regulated part of Australia's financial system." Meanwhile ...

ASIC report a 'solid point of reference' for private credit guardrails

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... (FSC) welcomed the findings, saying the report highlights both the important role private capital plays in financing innovation and growth, and the need to strengthen industry practices. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said: "ASIC's private credit report ...

Insignia Financial to upgrade digital infrastructure

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... said: "Our expanded use of Google Cloud demonstrates Insignia Financial's ongoing focus on AI adoption and strategic innovation. This collaboration enables us to be more efficient, leveraging our data and intellectual property to deliver better outcomes ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... well-positioned to respond, recover and move forward. "We want to compete on returns, service levels, products and innovation. We don't want to be competing on outages or cybersecurity incidents." That sentiment extends across the entire financial ...

Greece launches new innovation, infrastructure fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Greece has launched a new arm of its sovereign wealth fund, focused on investments in technology, innovation and infrastructure. The Hellenic Innovation & Infrastructure Fund (HIIF) will serve as the investment arm of Growthfund, the existing national ...

Binance, Franklin Templeton in digital asset partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... financial mainstream, partnerships like this one will be essential to accelerating adoption," said Sandy Kaul, head of innovation at Franklin Templeton. US President Donald Trump recently signed the first major cryptocurrency law to build regulations ...

HMC Digital Infrastructure appoints new senior executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
HMC Digital Infrastructure (HMC) has appointed Michael Juniper as a new senior executive on the board of HMC Digital Infrastructure, and a director of the DigiCo platform. Juniper brings over two decades of experience in digital infrastructure, including ...

Future Fund achieves 12.2% in FY25, tops other instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... we have a differentiated view to the market on the winners and losers and outcomes of that particular technological innovation. So, we're trying to be very thoughtful about that without being hubristic," he told a media briefing. "Whilst we have ...