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Top campaigns of the year recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... together last night to celebrate the 32 nd annual MAX Awards with the top campaigns being recognised. The community initiative of the year award was won by UniSuper for its STARS project. The best campaigns for ETF products was won by Macquarie Asset ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... aims to optimise income sustainability while managing sequencing, inflation and longevity risks. Laughlin said the initiative was driven by the growing confusion retirees face in evaluating competing strategies and product claims. "How does the average ...

ART to employ more First Nations members into its workforce

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has launched its second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), highlighting initiatives the super fund will complete by the end of 2028, including setting up a First Nations workforce target. The Innovate RAP builds ...

J.P. Morgan AM awarded fresh portfolio structuring mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... TAA overlay enables efficient portfolio tilts and FX implementation, addressing the challenges set out above. "This initiative reflects our commitment to continually improve how we serve clients and deliver investment solutions which are responsive ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... of platforms will lead to some narrowing of investment choice on platforms. "Equity Trustees contends that this APRA initiative alone is sufficient to ensure the continued efficient, fair and honest functioning of the superannuation platform market and ...

ASX tech spend drives capex to $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
The ASX's capital expenditure (capex) is set to blow out to between $180 million and $200 million, primarily driven by technology costs and new product development. The new estimates have increased from the previously anticipated $160 million to $180 ...

AIOFP partners to launch adviser protection program

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... will apply only to the individual adviser, not the entire dealer group. AIOFP chief executive Peter Johnston said the initiative is designed to restore confidence and protect adviser independence. "Independent advisers are running small businesses. The ...

ASIC backs Australia's fintech edge as AI reshapes financial services

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... agenda would remain central to balancing innovation with oversight, with the regulation and industry engagement through initiative including its ASIC Innovation Hub and Digital Finance Advisory Panel. The findings come as Australia's startup ecosystem ...

Digital advice now available for Future Super members

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Future Super members are now able to access digital advice via its mobile app, with the capability to be introduced across to Future Group's broader brand offering over time. The super fund announced the partnership with Bravura's Midwinter to bring ...
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