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Labor moves to kill non-compete clauses in productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... impacted by these restraints and help address the adverse effects that these terms can have on wages, competition and innovation," Treasury said. Under the new laws, a civil penalty will apply on employers who enter in a contract that prohibit post-employment ...

Nine in 10 advisers concerned about greenwashing: RIAA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... emphasised while clarity and guardrails are essential, a labelling regime that is too restrictive could discourage product innovation and stressed that the system must be practical for consumers and advisers. The main challenges advisers highlighted ...

Mulino unveils Financial Innovation Strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
Treasury has unveiled a new Financial Innovation Strategy that will also establish a Financial Innovation Committee to support a coordinated whole-of-government approach to financial innovation. Announced by minister for financial services Daniel Mulino ...

Sports no longer a sponsorship opportunity for super funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) head of research Ross Clare believes sports is becoming an important asset class for super funds, noting the dynamics in sports investment has transformed drastically over recent years, based ...

Federated Hermes partners with Conduit Digital

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... money market assets under management. The asset manager said the alliance builds on more than 50 years of money market innovation and follows recent tokenisation initiatives, including an alliance with UK-based Archax to provide tokenised access to three ...

Iress sharpens tech integration to reduce adviser admin burden

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... Ong said Iress is building an ecosystem of technology partners that deliver meaningful value for advisers and support innovation across the advice landscape. "By partnering with providers addressing the most important needs of Australian advice practices ...

MUFG to acquire GROW Inc

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... John Banfield added:"GROW was founded with a vision to modernise superannuation administration through technology and innovation. The proposed transaction provides GROW with the opportunity to continue that mission as part of an organisation with strong ...

CSC tests waters on digital assets with Northern Trust

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), the super fund for public servants and the defence force, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northern Trust to advance digital investment infrastructure across institutional markets. The ...

Trusts, foundations deploy $100m in catalytic capital: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... de-risk early-stage opportunities and crowd in conventional investors. Leveraging additional investment and supporting innovation were also identified as key objectives. "The opportunity now is to move from isolated examples to a more concerted market-building ...

TAL names chief customer and health officer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... to meet customer and partner expectations means I'm delighted to have the opportunity to lead a team focused on innovation, great service and better outcomes."