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ASFA welcomes Rest executive to C-suite role

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has named a new C-suite appointment, set to join on September 21 from Rest to strengthen its policy implementation initiative. Sarah O'Brien has been named the chief practice officer at ASFA ...

Actuaries Institute launches AI risk management guide

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
Actuaries Institute and UTS Human Technology Institute (HTI) have partnered to launch a practical risk management guide to help financial services firms manage artificial intelligence (AI) risks. With rapid AI adoption, the Institutes note governance ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Consider a situation where a financial adviser believes an investment is no longer suitable for their clients. Perhaps a fund manager is underperforming or a stock held directly by clients needs to be sold. In the past, advisers would often have to ...

UniSuper unlocks close to $15k for members moving into retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Eligible UniSuper members will receive a tax-free bonus of up to $14,700 when they move into retirement phase from October 1. The Retirement Bonus feature, once effective, will provide eligible members up to $14,700 when they move into a UniSuper Flexi ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...

Centrepoint takes control of QLD advice group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Centrepoint Alliance will acquire a 51% controlling stake in Queensland-based financial advice business SEQ Advice Group Pty Limited (SEQ), with the deal expected to initially contribute about $600,000 in annualised EBITDA. The acquisition forms part ...

T. Rowe Price scales fixed income ETF offering via acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
T. Rowe Price has acquired US fixed income asset manager and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) specialist F/m Investments, expanding its capability to provide customised fixed income offerings to investors. F/m Investments has approximately US$19 billion ...

DigiCo interim chief to step down, successors named

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
DigiCo Infrastructure REIT (ASX: DGT) has appointed two executives to continue lead the business, effective 21 August 2026, with interim chief executive Chris Maher to step down on the same day following former chief executive Michael Juniper's departure ...

Albanese pushes Trump on tariff exemption

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese asked US President Donald Trump to consider a full exemption on tariffs for Australia, or at the very least no increase from the current 12.5% subject on Australian exports to the US. Albanese spoke with Trump late last ...

The SILC Group brings US wholesale fund Down Under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
The SILC Group has helped introduce a Denver-based investment manager to the local wholesale market with a new global equities fund. Felix Global Investment Management (FGIM) has partnered with The SILC Group to launch the Felix Global Partners Fund ...