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Bailador pumps millions more into DASH

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... partnership go-to-market strategies, and ultimately achieve profitability. Bailador is investing up to $5 million in this round, with the raise being completed at a valuation that is 21% above its original investment cost and 23% lower than the current ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... executive, with investors demanding to know why my business was not going to be disrupted by AI, attributing a redundancy round to AI efficiency is one helpful way to reframe the conversation. It turns a defensive posture into an offensive one. And as ...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Asset Partners Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... model under a "two adviser per client policy to ensure all clients have access to quality specialised financial advice year-round regardless of holidays, illness or retirement". The client base comprises mostly of retirees, professional executives and ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... saw approximately 85 upper middle management roles cut, followed by around 150 lower middle management roles, and a third round of more than 50 further redundancies. The union has now heard reports of further job cuts," the FSU said. "Workers say the ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
ASIC chair Joe Longo highlighted two key development areas for Australia to align with prominent players across the Asia Pacific region, saying the regulator wants to be a backer, not blocker, of financial innovation. Speaking at the Asia Securities ...

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Uniseed, Twynam, GrainCorp Ventures, Artesian, SVG Ventures and Agnition Venture were also part of the consortium. The Series A round closed in January. PlasmaLeap produces plasma-based products and services, as well as zero-emissions chemical reactors ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A third Future Fund investment professional is bound for Abu Dhabi, following in the footsteps of the sovereign wealth fund's former chief investment officer and a deputy CIO. Pradheesh Salvarajah has taken on a role as investment manager at Abu ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... Treasury receiving 47 submissions from a broad range of stakeholders in the July-August 2025 publication consultation. That round sought feedback on foundational issues for a sustainable investment product labelling framework targeted at retail investors ...

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Frontier Advisors has hired a senior consultant from a rival asset consulting firm. Martin Langham joins Frontier from JANA Investment Advisors, where he managed client relationships in Australia and New Zealand and led research on equities and alternative ...

GCQ hires longtime Platinum executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... "Douglas' experience providing operational leadership to investment teams, coupled with his strong analytical background, will round out the capability of the GCQ investment team and assist in fostering the long-term professional development of our ...