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Natixis IM country head exits to lead Evidentia Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
Natixis Investment Managers Australia and New Zealand country head Louise Watson is leaving the global asset manager to become chief executive of Evidentia Group, as the former simultaneously unveils a leadership shuffle amid her departure. Natixis ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson warned licensees to improve their control measures for authorised representatives to avoid any unintended consequences. Breaking down licensees' ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
Marex Group received approval by ASIC to distribute structured investment solutions to wholesale clients under its existing foreign AFSL earlier this month, in a move to fill the structured product adoption gap in Australia. While the group is not new ...

ASIC flags stronger fintech collaboration

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
ASIC chair Joe Longo has signalled a more collaborative and innovation focused regulatory approach as artificial intelligence (AI), tokenisation and digital assets rapidly transform Australia's financial service sector. Speaking at the Tech Council ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... before, he said, further accentuating the intent towards self-licensing. However, the low number in advice uptake across Australia - only 10.4% of the entire population are seeking advice - compared to similar economies like the US (27%), remains one ...

AustralianSuper names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
AustralianSuper has named its new chief investment officer, set to take on the role effective July 1, choosing to promote from within. Shaun Manuell has led the fund's Australian equities team for 13 years, overseeing growth in internally managed ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... inflationary pressures also remained elevated. Trimmed mean annual inflation closely watched by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as a measure of underlying price growth, edged up to 3.4% in the 12 months to April 2026, up from 3.3% in the 12 months ...

Cultural competency is not a box-ticking exercise: RIAA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Leading First Nations advocates at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) today outlined new measures to strengthen community engagement and better protect First Nations cultural heritage. Allan James, head of indigenous engagement ...

ASX tech spend drives capex to $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... Accelerate program. The program involves a reset of new targets and benchmarking agreed to by ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and "reviewing workstream target states to ensure appropriate aspiration" for its key role as the operator of critical ...

Deutsche Bank names head of platform sales in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
Deutsche Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to being a long-term partner to Australian clients with a new appointment. Steve Hair will join the group as head of platform sales for the institutional client group (ICG) in Australia. Prior to joining Deutsche ...