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SS&C to accept digital cash for tokenised investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
SS&C Technologies Holdings is planning to adopt digital cash such as stablecoins and tokenised commercial bank deposits during the transactions of tokenised investments. The planned capabilities are designed to support future atomic settlement, SS&C ...

Atlas Arteria chair resigns as IFM offer deadline inches closer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
Atlas Arteria independent non-executive chair Debbie Goodin will resign from her position, effective July 7. That is also the date IFM Investor's offer window will close, and shareholders in the toll-road operator will have to decide on the ownership ...

KPMG chief resigns after firm admits whistleblower probe fell short

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
KPMG Australia has admitted its treatment of a whistleblower and investigation into their allegations fell short of the firm's expectations, those of the whistleblower and the broader community. The whistleblower had raised two matters on client documents ...

Rodney Forrest re-sentenced for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
The Federal Court has re-sentenced former investment manager Rodney Forrest to five years and three months' imprisonment following his appeal for insider trading and procuring others to trade in more than $3 million of Platinum Asset Management shares. ...

ASIC to receive $10m in FY27 to improve MIS supervision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The government will provide the market watchdog $10.3 million in the next financial year to enhance its ability to utilise data in its supervision of managed investment schemes. It comes as the government is providing $17.8 million over four years from ...

Global economy 'drifting' to adverse scenario: IMF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... economies would be almost twice that on advanced economies," IMF said. Gourinchas said with the right policies, including swift cessation of hostility and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the damage can remain limited. Considering the fluid environment ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
After years of negotiations, the Federal Government has secured a landmark trade deal with the European Union (EU) overnight, which will unlock "lucrative" access to European government mandates for local businesses. The agreement will see the EU to ...

Global X to tap humanoid robotics boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... as US$200 billion. Currently, it sits at less than US$3 billion. This is because progress in their development has been swift, with Barclays saying humanoid robots could fill labour gaps and fundamentally reshape certain sectors. These include agriculture ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
AustralianSuper has made six reform requests to the government ahead of the Federal Budget, which is set to be delivered in May. AustralianSuper head of corporate affairs Steve McMillan said the pre-Budget submission "focuses on reforms that will enhance ...

ASIC inquiry an 'inflection' point for ASX: Lofthouse

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Although posting strong revenue growth in the six months to December end, the ASX's total expenses for FY26 are expected to balloon as a result of ASIC's inquiry over its governance, capability, risk management frameworks. ASX posted revenue growth ...
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