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ASIC consults to improve flexibility around pre-IPO comms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... promote thriving and fair Australian public and private markets which are an attractive destination for investment and innovation. This is about helping Australia - which is a nation of investors - to be as great a place to invest as it can be." Companies ...

Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
UK research and innovation foundation Nesta Trust has transferred £120 million ($247 million) of assets from Northern Trust Asset Management to Amundi after the US manager withdrew from major global climate initiatives, highlighting the growing commercial ...

Local advice sector an attractive opportunity for global PE firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... client-per-adviser average to 155, compared to those that were not adopting them (131), and said the leveraging of innovation to draw in more clients will be its core focus moving forward. "We're going to take that in the first instance, and the ...

State Street launches first active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... democratising investing and giving all investors access to institutional-grade solutions. Today, we're proud to build on that innovation by launching our first actively managed ETFs listed locally in Australia at a time when demand for active fixed income ...

Netwealth tightens trustee oversight with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... delighted to join Netwealth at an exciting stage of its journey. Netwealth has built an outstanding reputation for innovation, client service, products, and strong governance." "I look forward to working with the trustee board, executive team and my ...

ETF Shares cuts fees on US technology ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... decade, but the way traditional sector indices define technology does not always reflect the companies that are driving innovation today," Man said. "Companies such as Alphabet and Nvidia are central to the development of artificial intelligence, digital ...

Block Earner launches crypto-backed loan platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... Asia Pacific Amy Zhang said more businesses are seeking institutional-grade technology to navigate the next phase of innovation. "As digital assets become increasingly embedded in financial services, it is clear that institutional-grade infrastructure ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... every moment that we're engaging with the custodian? Being able to scale with HESTA and also demonstrate continuous innovation and investment in capability were also important drivers of our decision." As the super fund landscape has compressed ...

Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... organisation is still not investing enough in AI, while a striking 66% noted their firms have over-invested in the innovation. Meanwhile, AI has already been embedded in fund managers' operations, investment decisions and risk management, as 43% now ...

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... Both were also advised to adopt a proportionate and risk-based approach, and seek to support efficiency, growth and innovation in the parts of the economy it regulates. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the SoE is focused on building a more productive, resilient ...