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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... to capitalise on accelerating financial innovation, as artificial intelligence (AI), digital finance and regulatory technology become increasingly embed across the financial system. New research commissioned by ASIC and conducted by the Digital Finance ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... partnership with QIC is backing high-growth Queensland businesses across advanced manufacturing, agtech, aerospace and technology. The QIC portfolio includes investments in Queensland based companies including Gilmour, Space Technologies, SwarmFarm Robotics ...

APRA sharpens oversight, flags tech and geopolitical risks

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... assessing how regulated entities are preparing for downside scenarios linked to overseas conflicts, market volatility and technology driven risks, while pushing further improvements in cyber resilience and governance standards.

InvestSMART to realise $16m from Intelligent Investor sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... Intelligent Investor will allow InvestSMART to focus on growing its wealth advice business through the InvestSMART platform, technology tools for investors with the addition of financial advisers." TIP chief executive Andrew Coleman said the incoming ...

Data, compliance key to successful technology-enabled advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... overlook two key areas before they go all in: data quality and compliance. Before considering anything else, a panel of technology and advice experts stressed the importance of starting at the ground level - improving client and investment data before ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... generating value and running businesses with high barriers to entry. That's much more exciting to me. So, the fact that technology is a big part of emerging markets now is something to celebrate, because it shows that we've got a higher quality ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... created role. Sarah Carney joins AustralianSuper from Microsoft where she spent a decade, most recently as national chief technology officer for Australia and New Zealand. AustralianSuper chief platforms officer Mike Backeberg said appointing Carney ...

Vital Business Partners names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... Financial Group, Westpac and Macquarie Group previously. As chief executive, Fisher will support the firm's adoption of new technology like automation and artificial intelligence (AI), improve cyber security and risk management, while scaling the business ...

SIAA focuses mission on building prosperity for investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... members in the market what our role is, and we want to call out how we are focusing on the changing dynamics, such as technology and client behaviours for the future." The association is driving home several strategic imperatives: advocacy, lifting industry ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...