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arcpoint OCIO adopts dual chief investment officer model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
After launching five months ago, arcpoint OCIO has opted for a two-person chief investment officer (CIO) model. Former chief investment officer of Mason Stevens' Jacqueline Fernley founded the new outsourced chief investment office (OCIO) as a dedicated ...

Australian Ethical adds $1bn to FUM in three months

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... was a result of strong rollover activity and growing super guarantee (SG) contributions in its super business, as well as sound investment returns and organic flows generated over the period. Net flows for super over the three months was $196 million ...

SS&C to accept digital cash for tokenised investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
SS&C Technologies Holdings is planning to adopt digital cash such as stablecoins and tokenised commercial bank deposits during the transactions of tokenised investments. The planned capabilities are designed to support future atomic settlement, SS&C ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has increased the estimated FY27 levy to be paid by the financial services sector to $198.1 million, a $60.7 million increase from its initial estimate announced in November 2025. The latest update expects ...

APRA investigating Diversa's executive compensation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... duties under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act. "Prudent remuneration practices play a critical role in driving sound governance and protecting the best financial interests of superannuation fund members," APRA chair John Lonsdale said. "APRA ...

U Ethical appoints distribution lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... a strong understanding of the drivers of successful asset management businesses," Jollie said. "He person of integrity, sound judgement and humility who builds strong relationships and leads in a thoughtful and collaborative manner," he said. According ...

Former Brite Advisors responsible manager banned

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... of financial services, to be a fit and proper person means that a person conducts themselves with honesty, integrity and sound judgement," ASIC said. The regulator found that during examinations in October 2021 and July 2022 relating to the affairs of ...

VanEck launches new Australian equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... valuations across parts of the markets. Rebalanced quarterly, AQTY's index uses multiple signals to identify financially sound and consistently profitable companies while limiting exposure to overvalued segments of the market, VanEck said. The result ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... Trustees has made a submission to Treasury on Enhancing Member Protections in the Superannuation System saying there is "no sound basis" for banning the professional independent trustee model. Equity Trustees said independent trustees look after the ...

Heightened cyber threats require greater accountability on governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... administrator from Eightcap - a fintech platform for online trading - also expressed the importance for companies to implement a sound security foundation. He said as Eightcap continues to scale, the business was outgrowing its legacy customer relationship ...