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Microsoft flips AI switch on for MUFG

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... divisions. The five-year strategic partnership is built on a co-investment model, with Microsoft providing AI capabilities at scale across MPMS operations in Australia, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong and the UK, focusing on key areas in member and investor ...

Findex partners with brokerage firm to deliver 'best-in-class' service

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... financing solutions available to SMEs, while simultaneously enabling Findex to deliver integrated financial services at scale. The joint venture is set to deliver several strategic benefits including specialised and tailored support for SMEs with complex ...

Barings expands into local self-storage sector

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
The asset manager has acquired a majority stake in Swift Storage, committing $200 million in seed investment. The acquisition includes majority ownership in both the existing portfolio of assets and the operating business. Swift Storage was founded ...

Insignia finalises 1300 staff transfer to SS&C

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... "We're delivering on our commitment to simplify and transform our superannuation business to convert our size into meaningful scale benefits, through lower cost-to-serve, competitive fees and industry leading service outcomes, under our go-forward brand ...

ASIC funding levy to charge advisers $46.2m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... policing of cold-calling superannuation switching business models, saying it is an issue that has reached an "industrial scale." ASIC has also made this issue prominent in the CRIS report along with investigating SMSF establishment advice, which includes ...

Global advisory firm acquires Boutique Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... group," van der Burgh said. Boutique Capital managing director Tim Baker said becoming part of Acclime will give the firm the scale to do more for its clients, "while giving them access to enhanced governance and cross-border advisory capabilities."

Aware Super delivers double digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... decision in June to reduce administration fees on pension accounts by up to 25% as we shared the benefits of our increasing scale."

ASIC targets advisers, platforms, research houses in super switching scams

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... these matters" and even diverted resources from other projects to super switching scams. "Just to give you a sense of the scale of the work, we've set up a number of specialist investigation teams. We've executed a number of search warrants with ...

APRA expects 'no cutting corners' with CPS230

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... Super Insights 2025 highlighted super funds' ability to drive down administration fees made possible by economies of scale. Fourteen funds with assets under management (AUM) over $50 billion have an average cost per member of $217. For 14 funds between ...

AMP North launches model portfolio solution with BlackRock, Lonsec

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... together with Lonsec's investment manager research and manager selection capabilities to deliver portfolio customisation at scale to practices. AMP said this enhancement, billed as the first of many to come, aims to democratise access to model portfolios ...