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Global X recruits key executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... leaders in place across the business. "These individuals bring deep expertise, local insight, and a shared vision for innovation, which will allow us to continue delivering exceptional service and solutions to our clients across the country." A couple ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Hackett, meanwhile, said that BlackRock's investment will strengthen commitment to reshaping retirement income through innovation, continuing to build market-leading solutions, while also creating value for financial advisers and shareholders. "This ...

Australia tops list for financial services job growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... across Financial Services and Tech, particularly as companies respond to both regulatory shifts and renewed focus on innovation," Winterbourn said. "Employers have started 2025 with clearer headcount strategies, which is translating into more decisive ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... the government delivering a clear and optimistic vision for how it plans to improve business productivity, inspire innovation and deliver a culture-shift that promotes growth through reduced regulatory pressure. "Amid so much global uncertainty, the ...

GROW Inc. names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... into OneSuper in 2020 before closing entirely in 2022, during that time the team behind GROW recognised the need for innovation in the super administration arena. It shifted focus in 2021 and has since signed several major super funds as clients, including ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... This doesn't represent progress in isolated verticals alone; rather, it reflects a coordinated transition across the innovation economy, which is moving to scaled commercialisation, Global X added. Global X also noted that despite operational progress ...

Escala launches alternatives platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... with their long-term financial goals," he said. He added: "Private markets are now an essential source of capital for innovation and economic activity worldwide, creating long-term tailwinds for investment in this space. As the number of publicly listed ...

Acenda forms innovation function to create new insurance propositions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
Acenda, created pending the merger of MLC Life Insurance and Resolution Life Australasia, has formed an innovation function led by a Suncorp veteran. Acenda said the new division will initially focus on supporting the development of new insurance propositions ...

Local challenger enters Australia's ETF market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... pending the completion of the exposure period. He added that ETF Shares' entry will "increase competition and product innovation" from day one. "We're going to be selective in our product launches. We only plan to launch funds when and where there ...

Private capital, active ETFs to continue shake up of financial services: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... solutions," Deloitte said. Last month, the US Senate Banking Committee passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act of 2025 or GENIUS Act, which will establish the framework for the issuance and regulation of payment ...