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North expands adviser support with new hire

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... distribution Kristine Goodwin, and will lead North's national business development strategy as the platform sharpens it focus on adviser growth and client outcomes. The appointment follows the addition of eight new business managers to North's ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
Plato Investment Management is broadening access to its Plato Global Shares Income Fund with the launch of an active ETF version on the ASX, marking its third investment solution on the exchange. The Plato Global Shares Income Fund - Active ETF (ASX ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions may be dominating fixed income markets today, but Allspring Global Investments head of global macro strategy Noah Wise believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become the far more significant force, shaping ...

Channel Capital appoints distribution director

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
Xavier Jeans joins Channel Capital to help strengthen the group's distribution arm, with a focus on supporting financial advisers in the state of Victoria. Based in Melbourne, Xavier will focus on servicing wealth advisers and sophisticated clients ...

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... generations, and making the budget stronger, more sustainable and helping to take the pressure off inflation. These objectives put focus on an overhaul of the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing, tax on discretionary trusts to address ...

Iress names chief tech officer to lead AI transformation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... for advisers to manage client operations. "Iress has strong and enviable technology foundations and a clear strategy. Our focus now is on execution, modernising the platform, simplifying our technology environment and delivering high-quality outcomes ...

Aware Super strengthens support for financial advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... the delivery of education with licensees and advisers, in a move to expand its advice relationships capability. To better focus on the initiative, the $235 billion super fund has created the role of senior manager technical services, appointing Troy ...

ASX names Lofthouse's successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... expansion of Euronext Clearing into a multi-asset international clearing house. One of Attia's core responsibilities will likely focus on the revitalisation of ASX's Clearing House Electronic Sub register System (CHESS), as it looks to complete the replacement ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians), the manager of the $90 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance ...

Aussie active equity managers lack persistent outperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... relative to its peers. The Persistence scorecard measures this consistency and reveals that, regardless of asset class or style focus, active management outperformance tends to be relatively short-lived," authors of the report said. Across the ditch ...