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Picture Wealth named fastest-growing planner: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025

A financial planning group that began life as a fintech start-up is enjoying a rapid growth phase. Picture Wealth Advisory leads the top 10 AFSLs with the highest number of new advisers in the year to June, based on a new financial adviser report released ...

Binance appoints new head of Australia

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025

Binance has welcomed a fintech founder to the position of general manager, Australia and New Zealand to embrace the next wave of digital assets across the region. Matt Poblocki, who carries expertise across the commercial, legal and regulatory landscapes ...

Northern Trust selected to test tokenised asset uses

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025

Project Acacia - first announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury back in September 2024 - will now include industry participants to explore how digital currencies and existing settlement infrastructure might support the development ...

Profile Financial Services names new chief, chair

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025

... the new chair of the board. Dooley brings over 20 years of experience across wealth management, financial services, and fintech, with a track record of driving strategic growth, cultural transformation, and client focused innovation, Profile said. Most ...

‍Padua recruits tech professional

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025

Padua Solutions has appointed Dimitri Diamantes to the newly created role of senior technical services manager, overseeing the advice fintech's software, services, research and data divisions. Diamantes has almost two decades of experience in financial ...

New SMSF industry body launches

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025

... role she assumed in early 2025. The council, which comprises 12 experts in the fields of accounting, auditing, SMSFs and fintech, held its first sitting at the Digital Economy Conference this week. The SMSF Innovation Council also includes ASF Audits ...

iCapital hires Insignia exec to open office

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025

Alternative investment platform iCapital has appointed Mark Oliver as head of client solutions for Australia ahead of opening a Sydney office, signaling the New York-based fintech's push into the local market. Oliver will be responsible for building ...

Vista Equity Partners, S64 to bring strategy to APAC

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025

... Endeavor private equity strategies. It's an open-ended fund manufactured in partnership with S64, the global alternative fintech and solutions company. It provides quarterly liquidity, has low investment minimums compared to traditional private market ...

PIMCO recruits alternatives specialist

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025

... partner at AIPX, an Australian firm with a global network of alternative asset managers and a strategic partner of US fintech CAIS. At AIPX, he played a crucial role in launching the Australian funds management business and leading the local distribution ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025

... the importance of ensuring regulations evolve alongside technology. Without modernised guidance, Australia risks losing fintech innovation to offshore markets more supportive of responsible crypto entrepreneurship," he said. Block Earner co-founder and ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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