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Microsoft flips AI switch on for MUFG

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... transformation, MPMS has rolled out Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot to embed AI literacy across its workforce for better efficiency in operation. All AI and cloud initiatives are built to ensure compliance with data governance, privacy and regulatory ...

Insignia finalises 1300 staff transfer to SS&C

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... employers and advisers, while laying the foundation for a more intuitive and consistent experience, and a business that's better positioned to grow and adapt." Simplifying the master trust business was part of the ASX-listed firm's plan to reduce operating ...

Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... assets that shone. "Australian companies pay high dividends and on a total return hedge basis, local equities did somewhat better than global equities for the year," he said. APRA's March 2025 data shows that ART allocates 27% of funds to listed ...

State Street Global Advisors rebrands

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... focus on growth and engagement with clients and partners, and its commitment to product innovation, in service of creating better outcomes for investors and the people they serve. "Today marks a new chapter in our story - one that reflects our values ...

Finance news foretells stock market volatility: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
Daily financial news can better predict stock market volatility and deliver more accurate signals about risk than backward-looking macroeconomic data, a new study suggests. University of Auckland finance lecturer Justin J. Case and Queensland University ...

RBA powers deemed 'last resort' for critical financial infrastructure fallout

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... Chalmers said at time of passing the Bill. "Furthermore, ASIC and the RBA's powers have been strengthened and streamlined, better equipping the regulators to manage risks." The proposed guidance depicts when and how the central bank would generally ...

SMSFs' risk appetite to change under Division 296: Wilson

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... meet tax obligations. "This tax introduces what can be described as a perverse 'success penalty'," the paper said. "The better a small company or start-up investment performs, the larger the unrealised gains, and consequently the greater the tax liability ...

Grok Ventures sees two executives exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... ambition and capability, we can make real change. Grok remains committed to making bold investments that push us towards a better tomorrow," Grok added. Casey Taylor, who was appointed chief executive of Cannon-Brookes' private office earlier this ...

ASFA, JANA release draft guidance on operational due diligence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Risk Management. Shaped through consultation with the industry, key updates to the draft guidance include updates to align better with CPS 230 and CPS 234, encouragement of independent due diligence reviews, enhancing guidance for independent reviewers ...

Super spending calls BFID compliance into question

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... some RSEs lacking standardised processes for entering into agreements. However, it did note that some RSEs demonstrated better practices, including decision-making supported by data, clear links between objectives and expected outcomes for members, use ...