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Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... will continue to drag on economic performance. Australians will continue to have among the longest life expectancies in the world, projected to be 89.5 years for women and 86.1 years for men by 2065-66. Those aged 65 and over is projected to continue ...

JPMAM, QIA join forces in $28bn partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... Al-Sowaidi added: "We are pleased to grow our partnership with J.P. Morgan Asset Management and gain access to one of the world's leading global equity and private credit platforms. "Through ongoing investment dialogue, joint programs, and the direct ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... a long period where Australia had become an "outlier". "Following the Global Financial Crisis many countries around the world shifted from using bank bill ratesets (like LIBOR and BBSW) to using repo-based ratesets for their swap markets," he said. "At ...

EQT AB's takeover bid for Perpetual comes to an end

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Perpetual has rejected Swedish private-equity investor EQT AB's best and final takeover bid. EQT AB's offer of $22.50 per share was rejected by Perpetual after its board said it carefully considered all aspects of the further revised proposal. The board ...

Magellan shuts down Vinva global equity retail funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... Australian Equity Fund after taking a stake in Vinva Investment Management. The fund aimed to outperform the MSCI All Country World ex Australia ex Tobacco ex Controversial Weapons Index (AUD), beating it since inception by 3.4% p.a. Its top holdings ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... and lifetime income product are a use case for being able to provide "the closest thing the Australian market has to real-world evidence on whether members will voluntarily adopt longevity protection." In one "no bells and whistles" product, members ...

Esencia merges with HNW advice practice

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... Cove Financial Group in June. Fenning said the series of mergers is aligned with the firm's ambition to build an "enduring world-class" advice business, adding that more strategic growth initiatives are expected to come before the end of the year. "We ...

Australian life insurers lag global peers: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... stowed behind the global average when it comes to member engagement and educational efforts. According to Capgemini's The World Life Insurance Report 2027, which is based on a global survey of 6100 consumers worldwide, including 425 in Australia ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... "compelling" tokenised products. "We're delighted to collaborate with Ondo, a trusted onchain finance global leader, to bring its world class suite of tokenised products to local investors and explore new tokenised offerings," Jowett said. "Tokenisation ...

SIAA calls for fresh talent amid advice demand

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... investment advice is a dynamic, market-facing profession that offers intellectual challenge and opportunities to have a real-world impact," Lykouras said. The report identifies several barriers to building a broader talent pipeline, including recruitment ...