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Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations (SoE) for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable ...

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams. Last year, Insignia Financial struck a deal with SS&C to outsource about 1300 staff who worked in its master trust business ...

UniSuper backs tech despite AI caution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... the US market and semiconductor companies benefiting from AI infrastructure spending. "Australia doesn't really have a tech sector to speak of, and as we know, tech is the dominant investment theme of our generation," Pearce said. While maintaining ...

FY26 ASX listings sat below five-year average

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Although ASX recorded its strongest listings in the financial year ending 30 June 2026 since FY22, the latest figure remained below the five-year average of 101, with the number of total listed entities continuing to fall. New listed entities number ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Pounded by the continued rise in the cost of living and extended life expectancy, many Australians are growing more concerned about how they will retire when they reach that age. And this concern will likely persist as the proportion of the population ...

Qualitas bolsters RE private equity team

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
Qualitas has appointed a senior executive to look after its real estate private equity business, based in Sydney. Michael Butler has joined the ASX-listed fund manager as head of development and asset management for real estate private equity. Butler ...

Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund. As the firm looks for a replacement, Mercer Pacific chief financial officer Court Haas has been appointed as interim chief ...

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... and its private equity and private credit strategies invest in mid-market businesses across business services, industrial tech and healthcare. The strategies will be available to institutional and wholesale investors. Apostle executive chair Karyn West ...

NAB-owned WealthHub cops $1m ASIC fine

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
NAB-owned online broker WealthHub Securities has been hit with a $1.055 million penalty after ASIC found it failed to accurately report regulatory data more than 9.5 million times over a decade. ASIC said he reporting failures undermined the corporate ...

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members. Australian Food Super will be the first fund to implement InvestStream's ...