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Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
Bigger funds demand bigger capabilities. As Australia's super sector moves towards the trillion-dollar era, custodians are stepping out of the shadows and into a more strategic role, with data stewardship, private markets expertise and AI capability ...

AMP appoints employer partnership lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... support Australians to maximise their retirement income." She said Millington had built a strong reputation for developing high-performing teams and delivering growth across the superannuation and insurance sectors. "His experience will be invaluable ...

Advisers lean on AQF7 to meet education standards: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
A new report indicates that Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) 7 qualifications are the most common forms of qualification among financial advisers, held by 85% of the population. Taking into account the new professional standards reforms, which ...

Jobs data surprises on the upside, rate hike on the cards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... loosening, they will also say it is still 'a little tight'," Bloxham said. "All up, with inflation set to still be too high (despite likely being lower than the RBA) and the jobs market still a little tight (despite being on a loosening trend) ...

Centuria quashes governance allegations amid fund downgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... credit funds this week. SQM Research has confirmed the rating for the Centuria Bass Credit Fund (CBCF) has dropped from a high-investment grade (4.0-star) to a non-investment grade (3.25-star) rating but did not disclose the reasoning behind the determination. ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
US President Donald Trump will slug trading partners, including Australia, with new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on the premise of pressuring foreign governments to strengthen bans on "the importation of goods produced with forced labour." Australia is listed ...

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
Macquarie Group provided an update on the first quarter of its 2027 financial year, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake saying trading conditions were "satisfactory" for the three months to 30 June 2026. Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) ...

Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... identifies data anomalies in real-time, reduces the manual burden on risk and operations teams, and frees people to focus on the high-value strategic work that actually moves the needle."

Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... "Kulwant's leadership will help us bring teams along on the journey, enable strong functional leadership and support high performance across the enterprise as we continue to scale, simplify and deliver for members." Singh-Pangly brings more than ...

Macquarie chief to step down after eight years at the helm

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
After nearly four decades at Macquarie, chief executive and managing director Shemara Wikramanayake will retire from the role in November. Current head of banking and financial services Greg Ward has been named as Wikramanayake's successor, effective ...