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Japanese insurer acquires stake in Barings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
A Japanese insurance company is taking an 18% stake in Barings to support its long-term growth strategy. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, via subsidiary Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., will acquire 18% of Barings from MassMutual. MassMutual will continue ...

Agentic AI adoption 'crucial' for future success: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Although agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is still nascent across financial services globally, its adoption will be crucial in achieving growth, a new report indicates. According to Capgemini's World Cloud Report - Financial Services 2026 report ...

Money laundering to become greater issue for super: AUSTRAC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Speaking at the ASFA Conference 2025, AUSTRAC deputy chief executive, regulation Katie Miller said superannuation trustees will likely encounter more issues of money laundering as a greater number of their members reach retirement. Miller said that ...

MST Financial acquires FIIG Securities' unit, boosts assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
MST Financial has bolstered its funds under management and advice to $700 million with the acquisition of FIIG Securities' asset management unit from AUSIEX. After acquiring FIIG in May, AUSIEX has transferred the former's income managed funds and individually ...

ASX names chief compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
ASX has appointed a former APRA general counsel to the role of chief compliance officer, reporting to chief executive Helen Lofthouse. Lucinda McCann is succeeding Daniel Moran, who announced his resignation in July after 15 years at the exchange. McCann ...

QIC increases investment in Tilt Renewables

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
QIC has agreed to acquire 19.9% of AGL Energy's 20% minority stake in Tilt Renewables, moving to 99.9% ownership of Australia's largest operating wind platform, for $750 million. The transaction consolidates Tilt Renewables' long-term Australian shareholder ...

Member engagement lies in rewards, gamification: Whitepaper

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Superannuation funds should be more innovative in boosting member engagement by offering tangible rewards and benefits that can lead to meaningful, repeatable interactions, according to a new whitepaper. The paper published by ASX-listed customer engagement ...

Damian Graham jumps to Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Challenger has announced the appointment of Damian Graham to the new role of group chief investment officer, effective January 2026. The group chief investment officer position is a new role that will integrate investment teams from Challenger Life ...

Outsourcing will 'supercharge' value of advice: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
A new report from Netwealth outlines key methods of growth for advice businesses, including pinpointing where to outsource some business activities. Netwealth's Innovation starts with curiosity report touches on several solutions, spanning from ...

Philip Lowe to chair ASX Advisory Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
The ASX announced Philip Lowe as chair of the newly formed Advisory Group on Corporate Governance (AGCG). Per the recommendations made in the October expert review panel's report, the AGCG was established to replace the ASX Corporate Governance ...