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ASX to spend $264m to modernise tech, uplift risk management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has flagged a jump of 20% in its total expenses to $264.4 million in the first half of the financial year, after it agreed to implement a package of reforms to improve its operations last year. ASX updated its ...

Totality Wealth chief executive exits, replacement named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... was the chief operating officer of OFX, and helped establish ANZ's ETFS business, a joint venture between ANZ and ETF Securities. Smith has also worked at Macquarie Group for more than 14 years, helping grow its presence in Hong Kong and South Korea. ...

Federated Hermes expands Asia presence

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... line with the new location, Federated Hermes will focus its efforts on securing licensing approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and completing the required registrations.

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... while fee revenue increased 8%, reflecting higher servicing fees, management fees, FX trading services revenues, and securities finance revenues. Management fees rose by 15% to US$662 million. "As we enter 2026, we will execute against our strategic ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... system." Domestically, late last year ASIC labelled most digital assets, including wrapped tokens, stablecoins, tokenised securities and digital asset wallets, as financial products, which will require businesses distributing these products to obtain ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... at TelstraSuper, and before that, she held various roles at UniSuper, National Australia Bank, UBS and Bell Potter Securities. Elsewhere, a TelstraSuper alternative investments and real assets analyst has landed at Hostplus in the private markets team. ...

Morningstar bulks up managed portfolios team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... from Elston Asset Management, where he was an investment analyst for two years. Abraham earlier worked at Wentworth Securities as head of trading and portfolio management, at Lonsec as an investment adviser and at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney as a financial ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slammed the oligopolistic nature of the proxy adviser industry and floated the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to upend their stronghold. Brian Daly, the director of the SEC's division of investment ...

Praemium governance executive joins MST

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... seven years at Praemium, where he led the investment governance team responsible for appointing and monitoring all securities on the Praemium and Powerwrap platforms. It is understood his role will be filled by investment analyst Elisha Cheah, a former ...

Saudi Arabia opens access for foreign investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... swap agreements, which were used to enable non-resident foreign investors to obtain economic benefits only from listed securities, and allows direct investment in listed securities, the CMA said. Despite the imminent access, investment restrictions will ...