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AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... its workforce impacting 1600 jobs. Block, the owner of Australian Afterpay, told its 10,000 employees that four in 10 of them would lose their jobs. WiseTech cut 2000 of its developer and customer service jobs. All companies attributed the jobs cuts ...

You can't manage what you can't measure: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... talent that has the attributes and critical thinking skills of data scientists as they move forward, with the scope to put them in positions to assist trading decisions. "They are smart as it relates to the data and some of the cutting-edge technologies ...

Super moves: Future Fund, ART, First Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... played important roles in shaping the investment program through a challenging period in investment markets, and we wish them well for the future." Elsewhere, Kathryn Kerner has crossed the Tasman to take on a newly created role at Australian Retirement ...

Fund manager red flags founders' massive pay packages

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... remuneration typically occurs among executive founders, she said, as most of their wealth is tied up in the share price. "What makes them go into a boardroom and demand a massive increase in their pay? We saw that at Magellan and MinRes and [to a smaller ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... will make hard decisions in May. Our task is not just to respond to shocks, but to position Australia to succeed through them."

Entireti taps AI to centralise advice data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... Matt Lawler said the new technology helps makes advisers' lives easier by addressing their biggest pain points and assisting them to understand and effectively integrate AI into processes. "Client data currently sits across multiple systems and lives ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... of 2-3%. The decision to hike was all but split, with five voting members agreeing to hike rates and four voting to leave them on hold. Interestingly, the board indicated ongoing conflict in the Middle East was not the main factor in its decision, but ...

'We've let our members down': Watson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... months with commissioner Simone Constant saying funds should move away from using the term "members" and begin referring to them as "customers" instead. Watson said while the sentiment may be the same, a change in terminology won't actually address the ...

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... (ETFs) are quickly becoming a dominant feature of self-managed super funds, with financial advisers increasingly turning to them for diversification. According to an analysis of SMSFs on the AUSIEX platform, about 44% of advised SMSF portfolios were ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... year, several Higher Education Providers have discontinued financial advice courses due to low enrolment numbers, making them financially unviable," Treasury said. Given the current shortage of advisers to meet future demand for financial advice, Treasury ...