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Iress inks partnership to embed AI across platforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
Iress will partner with global technology consultant Thoughtworks to modernise its core platforms through embedding artificial intelligence (AI) and enhancing the value of its proprietary data. The partnership will help design data-driven features that ...

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked interest rates by 0.25% at the May meeting, bringing the official cash rate to 4.35%. This hike has now fully reversed the 75bps of cuts delivered last year and the cash rate is now in-line with its peak during ...

Openmarkets makes private wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Openmarkets is expanding into private wealth, with plans to attract 50 financial advisers over the next three years. Openmarkets' private wealth advisory has onboarded several new advisers across Australia in the past 12 months as part of a strategic ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... before the most recent shock, there was already a question mark over some elevated tail risks in the system. "Even at the start the year, credit was relatively tight in valuation terms, and in our view, not overly compensating you for some of these risks," ...

M&A is not a 'scattergun' approach: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... this approach... that for me is the big thematic in the industry currently." The group kicked off the year with a strong start, acquiring a Tasmanian advice business and plotting a regional advice hub through strategic partnerships in NSW. More recently ...

Betashares debuts Australia's first space ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... space-related ETFs manage about $4.45 billion in funds under management and have attracted roughly $2.1 billion in flows since the start of the year. Global X recently also said it is on track to launch its space technology ETF in Australia this year. ...

ASX announces interim chief executive

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... calls as chief executive, when she took the top job in August 2022, was to dump that initial CHESS replacement project and start over. However, throughout her tenure the ASX has also suffered several outages, most recently in December 2025, which also ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... Morgan Asset Management predicts. The asset manager downgraded Australia's annualised growth rate from 2% tipped at the start of the year before the breakout of the Israel-US attack on Iran to now just 1.5%. J.P. Morgan Asset Management global market ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... inflation to move even higher when the figures for April are released." Chesler said VanEck is also anticipating wages to start reacting to rising inflation. "Fair Work is expected to release its decision on the minimum wage increase, which flows through ...

Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
The Canada Strong Fund will invest in nation-building projects, with a seed investment from the Canadian government of $25 billion. It will also launch a retail investment product. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the launch of the Canada ...