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Zombie companies on the ASX are dying out

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... disruption in stock markets. Business confidence has improved, and there will be productivity changes driven by AI and technology. However, this is no doubt a period of significant disruption," Dickerson said. Resources sector made up 36% of all the ...

Ex Rest Super exec takes on regional gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... Queensland Treasury Corporation. The move to FactSet marks a strategic shift for Leck, transitioning from the buy-side to a technology provider role where he can combine his deep institutional investment expertise with AI-driven strategies and advanced ...

Tech concentration in super a major concern: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... member Suzanne Smith has expressed the prudential regulator's concerns around entities relying on a concentrated set of technology providers. Smith said dependency on the cloud and movement of workloads to the cloud environment has exponentially increased ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... future. "There is a service promise that comes with that brand. That's why we're investing in digital marketing technology, and that's also why we've picked up a large global technology partner in SS&C to help us get there," Woodall said. ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... develop an advice-led solution to improve accessibility of retirement income products in Australia. Iress said the technology solution will enable financial advisers to better serve their clients as they approach retirement. The solution will be built ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... respondents, better deal conditions stem from major banks nearing the end of leadership changes or making progress on major technology programs. Regulation has also become "less of an issue" since the Royal Commission, while rising interest from private ...

Macquarie to shed more than 240 investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... Tribeca, Talaria and Zurich Investments will face the chopping block. The ability to invest in listed funds like Bailador Technology Investments, Hearts and Minds, and Australian Foundation Investment Company will also be terminated. The closures take ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... plans to triple its headcount to 1000. Happell says success in superannuation member admin requires three components: technology, admin processing and superannuation expertise. "What we've seen over the years is other global providers, whether they're ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... collection, but having reliable data is the most important. "That could mean strengthening existing systems, investing in new technology, or changing internal processes. We are not prescriptive about how this should be done," she says. "Our focus is ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... computing, robotics, biotech and genomics. "Classic economic questions are being asked about the impact of this new technology on overall productivity and the risk of mass job displacement in established industries," Yeaman said. "Job displacement is ...