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'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 ...

IFM bid undercuts Atlas Arteria value by $1bn: Independent expert

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... would not be pursuing further M&A, other than growth opportunities directly related to, or in proximity of, the existing business. "The bidder wished to avoid a repeat of what it regards as the shareholder value destruction associated with the Chicago ...

Heightened cyber threats require greater accountability on governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... expressed the importance for companies to implement a sound security foundation. He said as Eightcap continues to scale, the business was outgrowing its legacy customer relationship management (CRM) system, which creates compliance risks in many ways. ...

Scarcity Partners takes minority stake in Infocus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... partnership rather than a short-term capital event. "Infocus has built something genuinely differentiated. It is a founder-led business with deep adviser relationships, award winning technology and a three-decade track record of backing independent advice," ...

Deutsche Bank names head of platform sales in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... clearing and FX prime brokerage. Prior to that, he spent close to 15 years with Credit Suisse leading its client solutions business for futures and OTC clearing. Deutsche Bank said in his new role, Hair will build on the listed derivatives execution ...

ART appoints two to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new director to its board and an adviser to two of its board committees. Mark Gray joins the board of ART, bringing extensive experience as a chair, non-executive director, chief executive and senior ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) is pushing for "fundamental changes" to how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is funded, arguing it would be detrimental to financial advisers and small businesses if it continues in its ...

Generation Life snags super fund's head of risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... Aware Super. Norlena Brouwer is joining the annuity provider as chief risk officer, after spending over a year as head of business risk and compliance for enablement, transformation and performance at Aware Super. She brings close to 20 years of experience ...