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Acclime acquires Melbourne's Polar 993

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
Acclime, a provider of corporate, governance, advisory and fund services across Asia Pacific and global markets, has signed an agreement to acquire the independent trustee and fund administration business from Melbourne. The Hong Kong-based firm is ...

PC calls on government to 'redouble' efforts to close the gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... controlled-sector, transforming government organisations and sharing access to local data. "Where governments have started sharing power with communities, progress has followed." The ADCR incorporates the latest data from the Closing the Gap Dashboard ...

FSC calls for tougher oversight of advice licensees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
The Financial Services Council ( FSC ) has called for a significant overhaul of ASIC's supervisions of financial advice licensees, arguing stronger regulatory oversight is needed to better protect consumers following recent industry failures. In a white ...

InvestStream, MUFG partner to enhance digital advice in super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
InvestStream is aiming to lead the delivery and expansion of personalised digital advice across super funds in a new partnership with MUFG Retirement Solutions. The strategic partnership aims to simplify the member engagement experience by combining ...

VanEck targets tech thematics with trifecta launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... into one of the largest physical infrastructure investment cycles in history. It has become a global race for computing power, semiconductor capacity and secure access to the strategic materials that advanced technologies cannot function without. "The ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... an expanding set of use cases that will increase efficiency across the industry. State Street's Helyar points to the power of AI when supported by stringent guardrails from rigorous testing to keeping 'humans in the loop' where needed. "The ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
US President Donald Trump will slug trading partners, including Australia, with new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on the premise of pressuring foreign governments to strengthen bans on "the importation of goods produced with forced labour." Australia is listed ...

Praemium reaches $78bn in FUA with HNW focus

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
The company said its effort targeting the high-net-worth segment has worked out to its favour, as performances across its platform and non-custodial portfolio administration business have pushed its total funds under administration (FUA) to $77.9 billion ...

Northern Trust AM Australia among five to split $4.3bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... generate long-term returns while enhancing portfolio defensiveness. In addition, under the global energy transition trend, power and related infrastructure are gradually shifting toward low-carbon development," the agency said. In March, the BLF put ...

FSCP bans adviser over client advice failures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... savings justified a registration prohibition order. The FSCP, which considers adviser conduct matters referred by ASIC has the power to impose registration sanctions under the Corporations Act. Its decision has been published on ASIC's FSCP Outcomes ...