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AI moves into the advice process

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... chief executive Andrew Black said the opportunity was accompanied by a need for greater safeguards. "Australians surveyed are open to using AI when researching and comparing financial products, with the findings showing clear interest in tools that can ...

Sodor Capital plots New Zealand expansion with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Australian fund distributor Sodor Capital has appointed an executive to lead its New Zealand expansion, while opening a new office in Singapore. The expansion across the Asia Pacific region follows a distribution mandate awarded to the firm from a European ...

Mirvac names new funds management chief

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
Mirvac has appointed a new chief executive for its funds management business as the property group continues to build out its investment platform and capital partnerships. Kit Georgeos will take on the role of chief executive of funds manager from October ...

Automic Group launches full-service fund admin, custody platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
Automic Group has launched its enhanced fund administration and custody platform to deliver an automated and scalable operating model for fund managers, supported by Northern Trust. The purpose-built capability automates critical fund administration ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Openmarkets Group and Ondo Finance will bring the latter's institutional-grade tokenised financial products to eligible Australian investors, developing new products tailored to the local market. Both organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

SIAA calls for fresh talent amid advice demand

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... and better communicate the modern role of investment professionals. "The window to shape the profession's reputation is open now. Stockbroking and investment advice firms have a generational opportunity to change perceptions and bring new talent ...

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... their super app sits next to their banking apps. They're already going to Google and ChatGPT; the app they won't open is the super app. That's what we want to get right," Hoang says. In the MUFG partnership, Hoang says he aims to leverage ...

ECB hikes rates, economists expect RBA might be next

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... President Christine Lagarde did not provide any forward guidance, instead emphasising the need to keep all policy options open given the fluid nature of the conflict and its potential spillovers, the forecast revisions alongside the continued rise in ...

First-mover costs stifle digital finance: report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... Institutions are unlikely to commit substantial capital while material implementation, capital and liquidity questions remain open-ended, BlockchainAPAC warned. Despite several ongoing initiatives, including the ongoing support from the government to ...

Crole banned for 10 years after abrupt exit from Sequoia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... accommodate ASIC's condition for withdrawing its legal proceedings regarding the questionable transaction. However, Sequoia remains open to selling InterPrac, recently appointing an independent adviser to explore a potential sale process.