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Russell Investments hires from BT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... of distribution Australia and New Zealand Neil Rogan said. "Her appointment reflects our continued momentum in the Australian wealth market and our focus on strengthening support for our key accounts and platform partners. "With strong partnerships across ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... regulation clearer, more accessible and easier to navigate. "Regulatory complexity continues to be a challenge for Australian businesses by increasing costs, slowing innovation, creating unnecessary barriers and risking poorer consumer outcomes," Longo ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... cross sector policy discussions. ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said superannuation has become a central pillar of Australian financial system and needed representation in policy debates affected the wider sector. "With over $4.5 trillion in assets ...

Advent builds Australian presence with new appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
The role will be filled by a former Future Fund board member who has also held roles at Macquarie, NAB and AMP. Global private equity investor Advent has appointed Patricia Cross as an operating partner for Australia and New Zealand, strengthening its ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... trade anything from anywhere in the world, all with the familiarity and security of the Coinbase app," O'Loghlen said. "Australian users are among the first to have access to Coinbase's DEX integration, alongside those in the US, UK, and Brazil. We're ...

Future Fund makes two new appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... highly qualified appointees will ensure our sovereign wealth fund can continue its strong record of returns for the Australian people," Chalmers said. Trafford-Walker is a highly experienced investment professional with over 30 years in institutional ...

QIC Ventures helps raise $25m for defence tech company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... technology manufacturer Arkeus, which can detect targets eight times further than competitors. Arkeus is used by the Australian Army and US Department of Defense, also known as the US Department of War, to "detect and track threats in real time" via ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has raised concerns over the use of misleading disclaimers, inconsistent climate risk disclosures and unclear reporting assumptions in the first round of mandatory sustainability reports lodged ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given Zurich Financial Services its blessing to acquire ClearView Wealth. Zurich Financial Services is offering 65 cents for each ClearView share to value the takeover at about $425 million. ...

HeirWealth partners with ViewTrade

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... analytics, and tax reporting capabilities - bringing together the two functions. HeirWealth and ViewTrade said within the Australian market, comprehensive performance and tax reporting have traditionally operated as separate to multi-asset trade execution ...