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Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... and challenges in making our financial system more dynamic and resilient through a period of intense technological disruption," Jones said. "The scope of future initiatives we are outlining today is ambitious - covering tokenised assets, money and new ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... prices and demand for critical minerals, technology stocks have struggled amid valuation pressure and concerns around AI disruption. VanEck said mid-cap companies have also outperformed larger peers on an earnings growth basis, despite continuing to ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions may be dominating fixed income markets today, but Allspring Global Investments head of global macro strategy Noah Wise believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become the far more significant force, shaping ...

ASX not in a rush to pick next chief executive: Chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
ASX chair David Clarke said the market operator does not want to rush the appointment of its next chief executive. Speaking at the Australian Shareholders' Association 2026 Investor Conference in Melbourne last week, Clarke said succession planning ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... prices have more of a disinflationary pulse than inflationary," he says. Shock and awe The bigger question about the disruption to the supply of oil from the Middle East, which is impacting most global economies, is whether an inflationary shock turns ...

Generation Life reports cyber attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... unauthorised transactions. Generation Life's business continuity plan was immediately implemented and there was minimal disruption to its operations," parent company Generation Development Group (GDG) said. "While this unauthorised access occurred ...

APAC investments chief for Morningstar IM resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... remain firmly on track," Morningstar said. "The team will continue to operate as usual during this transition, with no disruption to our investment approach or day-to-day portfolio management. The process to hiring a suitable successor to Matt has begun." ...

arcpoint OCIO wins three mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... arcpoint will deliver a portfolio solution. arcpoint chief executive and founding partner Jacqueline Fernley said the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has markets oscillating between risk-on reflation and risk-off inflation, with geopolitics setting ...

Government rolls out relief via National Reconstruction Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
The federal government is bringing forward over $6 billion in concessional capital, including zero interest loans, to support local businesses affected by global disruptions. The $1 billion Economic Resilience Program, $5 billion Net Zero Fund, and ...

Baby boomers look to switch benefactors' advisers: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... (Natixis IM) Great Wealth Transfer report, baby boomers, Australians aged between 62 to 80, are expected to cause the most disruption as 75% said they would switch advisers upon inheritance. The survey interviewed 2700 financial professionals and 7000 ...