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Digital asset firm names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... worked on several industry initiatives, including ANZ's bank-issued stablecoin, the Reserve Bank of Australia's central bank digital currency pilot, and the ASX's tokenisation and digital asset infrastructure projects. The appointment comes ...

AWAG makes two strategic investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... Services, has acquired SWR Chartered Accountants. "This strategic investment enables AWAG to continue to build out its hub in Central Victoria and Ballarine coast," AWAG said. "The retiring partner, along with existing staff, will join Beattie Financial ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... Bank chief economist David Robertson believes a February hike is still off the cards, and the more likely scenario is the central bank will remain on hold for most of the year. "The market has quickly moved from pricing in one more rate cut in 2026 to ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... portfolio income levels" from future inflation, offering compelling real returns given higher neutral rates. It also said central banks' activities will have little impact on the asset class, as US fixed income can also provide diversification if artificial ...

NAB Private Wealth, JBWere names CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... "A disciplined, long-term approach to asset allocation, complemented by tactical opportunities while managing risk, is central in achieving the investment objectives of clients. I am looking forward to delivering client outcomes with this approach." ...

Chalmers spurs on private sector investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... return of the private economy. The government's reform agenda is all about building on that momentum. "This will be the central focus of the Budget next year and the consensus and directions established at the Reform Roundtable will be the key influence ...

Padua ends joint CEO structure

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... more broadly," she stated. The duo co-founded Padua in 2013. Padua chair Peter O'Connell said the siblings had been central to building the company's position in advice technology. "Anne-Marie and Matthew have built Padua into the strong business ...

ASX suffers another outage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... slamming the market operator for continued failures. The RBA determined the ASX has "considerable work to do" to meet the central bank's expectations for an operator of critical market infrastructure. The RBA pointed to recent shortcomings in risk ...

FAAA's Advice Academy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has launched the Advice Academy in a bid to help and support new entrants. Advice Academy offers training modules from Kaplan Professional, mentoring opportunities, a professional year (PY) hours tracker ...

Top Koda Capital exec exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... investment strategy group, previously one of Hinze's key responsibilities. Hinze joined Koda in 2021 and has played a central role in shaping the client experience, working with advisers and the investment strategy group to strengthen the firm's ...