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ASIC backs Australia's fintech edge as AI reshapes financial services

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) believes Australia is well placed to capitalise on accelerating financial innovation, as artificial intelligence (AI), digital finance and regulatory technology become increasingly embed across ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... one quarter employ the services of a financial adviser, new research finds, but Labor's proposed tax reforms could change this. A survey conducted by the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA), Praemium and CoreData reveals financial ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... related asset, a small portion of the whole fund. "Because these are cash-flowing businesses, they would need to have a major change before there's any significant impairment to the lender to the asset," he says. He also notes these concerns are ...

Aware Super dashboard not flashing red just yet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... partner shocks. "We've got forward-looking dashboards...and they flash green or orange at the moment, but it could change at any moment," he said. "Most of our tactical conversations are around ensuring the portfolio has resilience in both a return ...

Macquarie shareholders question its climate change commitment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
Macquarie Group shareholders are questioning if the investment giant is still committed to aligning its finances with the goal of net zero by 2050 and if so, how it plans to assess its fossil fuel financing activity for compliance. Shareholders have ...

APRA sharpens oversight, flags tech and geopolitical risks

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
APRA has intensified its supervision of superannuation trustees, insurers and banks as geopolitical instability, rapid artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and growing complexity in global markets reshape the financial risk environment. In its latest ...

InvestSMART to realise $16m from Intelligent Investor sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... Australians," Coleman said. "We at TIP are excited to work with the wonderful team of analysts, journalists and staff to change the lives of even more Australians through access to quality investing research and commentary. "We think Intelligent Investor ...

Data, compliance key to successful technology-enabled advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... post-providing advice to the client, capturing any issue prior to implementation. What is also needed, according to Hammond, is a change in adviser mindset because another reality is management teams are "nervous about changing anything" and their advisers ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... to be a factor, whether Trump's in power, whether someone else in the US is in power," she said. "This is a natural change in our world as a result of the global economy moving from a new polar to a multipolar world - that we have more of these areas ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... tech evolution. "Sarah has over two decades' experience leading digital transformation, AI strategy, and enterprise-scale change programs globally," Backeberg said. "Having someone of Sarah's calibre join our team is a demonstration of our determination ...