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Morgan Stanley sheds 2500 global roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... 3% of the global workforce, which comes to about 83,000. The Associated Press reported Morgan Stanley's job cuts would not impact the firm's financial advisers, rather employees who provide support functions inside the profitable wealth management ...

ASX partners with LSEG to upgrade derivatives platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... markets worldwide with its technology products including Brazil, Qatar, Argentina and Singapore. "ASX 24 plays a vital role not only in Australia but across global derivatives markets. We are proud to partner with ASX in delivering next generation trading ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... areas for Australia to align with prominent players across the Asia Pacific region, saying the regulator wants to be a backer, not blocker, of financial innovation. Speaking at the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association annual conference ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
The number of superannuation mega-funds increased to 10 in 2025, with their growth being almost entirely organic as their net cashflows decline. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2026 report shows four more super funds joined the mega-fund club ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron. "At VanEck, product carries real weight. It's not about filling gaps or chasing themes, it's about conviction, discipline and long-term responsibility to investors. Every ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... years of dedication and valuable contributions to Mercer and our clients," a Mercer spokesperson said. Mercer Australia has not yet confirmed a replacement for Hughes. Last month, Hughes highlighted the growing demand from asset owners looking to outsource ...

Advice remains profitable for those who prepare: Centurion Market Makers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... 2.5x to 3.5x recurring revenue. Meantime, a large financial planning business, with more than $4 million in revenues, and not co-located with the buyer, can sell for as much as 7.5x EBITDA. A partial equity position in such businesses is going for between ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... a death benefit to a person who perpetrated family and domestic violence against the deceased. As super death benefits do not typically form part of a deceased person's estate, they are dealt with differently to other assets where courts can determine ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... fear of an inflationary wage-price spiral." Meanwhile, Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said the GDP data would not be enough to justify an immediate rate hike. "Overall, despite the stronger than expected 0.8% gain in headline GDP, the report ...

AFCA membership extended for Shield, First Guardian-linked firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... dates for these firms have been deferred to a date to be fixed," AFCA said. "This decision is designed to ensure consumers are not prevented from lodging a complaint due to expulsion decisions or fixed membership end dates." The decision also affects ...