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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... Australia's financial system had a long history of innovation and remained globally competitive in areas such as payments infrastructure and buy now pay later services. "As the pace of chang accelerates, industry and regulators will need to work together ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... it is harder for smaller funds to qualitatively say no to a lot of opportunities as well as afford to have the infrastructure around them to tightly manage their portfolios. Additionally, Schwartz says, there is no substitute for local knowledge. "I ...

Aware Super names head of stewardship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... development of IFM Investors' inaugural responsible investment strategy and carbon reduction strategy in its global infrastructure portfolio. In addition to his various non-executive directorships, Newton also serves as an independent director and ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... Strategy (QIS), two years into a five-year program aimed at increasing local investment across property, agriculture, infrastructure and high-growth businesses. Speaking at the Queensland Futures Institute Finance Summit, chief executive Kate Farrar ...

APRA sharpens oversight, flags tech and geopolitical risks

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... strict compliance is not practical, including government agencies, payment system operator's and financial market infrastructure providers. APRA said the changes were designed to respond to industry feedback while preserving the core objectives of operational ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... places. Sometimes that causes issues, sometimes it's actually a tailwind. "China's ability to build that infrastructure and get stuff done is directly correlated to the role the government plays there," Treves said, adding that, ultimately, it ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new analysis shows momentum in private market search activity for real assets, including infrastructure, remained strong among institutional investors in the first quarter of 2026, despite private markets slowdown. According to bfinance's Q1 2026 ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... savings pools continue to expand and super funds play an increasingly influential role across capital markets, infrastructure investment and financial systems.

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... "The scope of future initiatives we are outlining today is ambitious - covering tokenised assets, money and new infrastructure arrangements - and recognises that it will take a collective effort to ensure Australia's financial system is well positioned ...

HeirWealth partners with ViewTrade

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... with portfolio performance analytics, and tax reporting. The partnership combines ViewTrade's global brokerage infrastructure with HeirWealth Atlas's portfolio performance, analytics, and tax reporting capabilities - bringing together the two ...