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Praemium names chair successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... contributions. "Barry has helped steer Praemium through some challenging times over the past nine years and guided the business from its early scale-up phase to a profitable, strategically focused platform," Wamsteker said. "Under his leadership, we ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... they're able to control others' economies, they may not even need to maintain their 800 bases. From a purely business perspective, when corporations find a more efficient way to do the exact same thing and save costs, they always go for it. So ...

Natixis IM country head exits to lead Evidentia Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... head in 2021. Evidentia said Watson's appointment comes as a critical point in the firm's growth trajectory, with the business seeking to further scale its platform capabilities and distribution footprint. Wright said leading Evidentia and Lonsec Group ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Financial Planning as an example, where misconduct of only a small portion of advisers can be a detriment for the entire business. "There's a number of very good advisers at InterPrac but what this [the lack of control] does is it puts a spotlight ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... key geography for Marex Financial Products, and Australia represents a natural extension to replicate the success the business has built in Europe, as well as across the rest of Asia." To expand in Australia, Fayard said an uplift in structured product ...

ASIC flags stronger fintech collaboration

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... he said. "I think that would give start-ups confidence... and on the ASIC side... there's someone who understands that business and who's trying to deliver agency to it," said Longo. The discussion highlighted growing pressure on regulators and financial ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... expert said financial advisers are increasingly moving towards a self-licensed model to gain better control of their business, while avoiding the risks of operating under large dealer groups. My Dealer Services (MDS) managing director Alex Euvrard, speaking ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... investors think about private assets and long-term investments, particularly in reassessing where it is considered safe to do business," he said. The conflict proved that once historically stable environments, whether defined by geography or politics ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Australia's annual inflation rate eased slightly to 4.2% in the 12 months to April 2026, down from 4.6% annual inflation to March, though persistent cost pressures across the housing and energy continued to weigh on households, according to the ...

Westpac fined $26m for financial hardship neglect

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... profits and its market position are relevant to a consideration of what may be considered as an acceptable cost of doing business," Justice McEvoy added. Westpac made admissions of contravention in the proceeding and paid more than $1.7 million in remediation ...