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National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... businesses, critical infrastructure sectors, and government agencies. The company's integrated technology stack - combining software, platform assembly and operations - enables customers to securely store, process and protect sensitive data within Australia. ...

Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Iress, the financial advice software provider, has promoted from within to fill the top role in its Asia Pacific wealth business, following the departure of a long-serving executive. Sam Wall has stepped into the role of acting chief executive, succeeding ...

Iress sticks to simplification plan, will consider "bona fide" takeover bids

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Iress is firmly focused on simplifying its software portfolio, centering it around wealth and trading and market data, while saying it will consider any bona fide takeover proposals consistent with its fiduciary duties. It has reported a profit of $79.3 ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... and include investments in 128 portfolio companies across 27 industries. The largest industry represented is internet software and services at 13%. The direct lending investments were sold at 99.7% of their par value. In the US, a business development ...

SMSFs need to stay ahead of the regulatory curve: Nowinfinity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... with staff and clients to improve different aspects of operation. Anderson also welcomed the leveraging of technology, software and artificial intelligence to do the heavy lifting. "We need a greater use of technology to reduce the compliance burden. ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... looks and behaves exactly as it did at launch." Since that time, he says there has been an uptick in interest around software exposure in the fund, especially in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Investors in recent months have grown more wary ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... investment is key to addressing our labour productivity problem. "With greater access to capital, such as equipment or software, workers can produce more of the goods and services we consume. However, we also need to ensure that we are investing in the ...

UniSuper 'missed out' on gold rally, but for good reason: Pearce

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... me that Bitcoin is just digital gold, I try to nod silently and just walk away." On US stocks, he highlighted American software companies losing 20% of their market value in the first two months of 2026. "Firstly, I think the sell-off in software is ...

Netwealth reports HY loss after $100m payment to First Guardian victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... won't differ materially from FY25; EBITDA margin (excluding FG expenses) of approximately 49%; investment in capitalised software of approximately $12 million; and an FY26 final dividend to be based on FY26 earnings (excluding FG expenses). "We expect ...

Challenger results a 'headline miss'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... partnership will support continued investment in the platform and the broader product roadmap, including expansion across software, AI, and analytics capabilities, an ongoing focus on institutional-grade cybersecurity, and improved onboarding and change-management ...