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DASH adds two new executives to C-suite

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... improving efficiency for our customers and their clients," she said. Louw joins DASH as chief growth officer with years of industry experience from his role as head of wealth solutions at Morningstar. In this role, Louw will be responsible for aligning ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... a Danish private equity fund, ETNA. The fund will invest in small and medium-sized companies in the European defence industry, with a focus on buyouts in the Nordic region, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The fund raised $378 million in total, with ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... operation of its 100-kilogram ElaraSat satellite bus, launched on a US rideshare mission last year. Commenting, minister for industry and innovation and minister for science Tim Ayres said Queensland possesses a "bright future" in producing cutting-edge ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... across front, middle, and back office as their biggest data management challenge. "The rise in AI adoption is driving the industry's renewed urgency for unified, real-time data. AI tools can't deliver value unless they can draw from high-quality, well-structured ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
While the improved methodology for calculating superannuation earnings was previously applauded by the industry, the SMSF Association (SMSFA) and CPA Australia believe the Better Targeted Super Concessions Bill still fails to strike the "right balance" ...

ASIC returns $40m of CFD losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... substantial compliance improvement across Australia's contracts for difference (CFD) sector following a whole of industry review. CFDs allow investors to speculate on the price movements of assets such as shares, currencies or commodities, without ...

Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... strong performance for our stakeholders and has played a key role in improving our position in the financial services industry," Hirst said. "Blair has built confidence by tightening financial management, steering our capital return program and successfully ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... market and ETSL about Shield when it could have done so. This is despite claims that ETSL's due diligence process met industry standards and had a robust internal governance framework and internal policies and procedures when it came to Shield. EQT argued ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... the fourth quarter," Fink said. "BlackRock is at the forefront of some of the largest new growth channels across the industry - from private markets to wealth and 401(k), to active ETFs, to private markets data, to digital assets and tokenisation." Meantime ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... provide personal advice to retail clients. Padua Solutions wealth data manager Colin Williams said that although the industry avoided a catastrophic outcome from the standard, the qualification issue can remain tricky for advisers. "Qualifications listed ...