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Vital Business Partners names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
Vital Business Partners (VBP), part of AZ NGA's network, has appointed a new chief executive, replacing Nathan Jacobsen who joined the parent company as chief operating officer earlier this year but continued to oversee the management of VBP. VBP has ...

SIAA focuses mission on building prosperity for investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Outlining its mission for the next three years, the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) will prioritise building prosperity for investors, underscored by strong advocacy work, fostering connections and raising awareness about a dynamic ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Financial advisers grapple finding a meaningful place for private credit in portfolios as investment experts urge them to carefully consider the risks of making it part of the defensive allocation. The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association ...

AI can give fundies an edge over the market: Invesco

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Using interesting data sets and compute power can help investors get an edge over the market, Invesco Solutions director Scott Bennett said. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) in Sydney, Bennett said the fund manager is using ...

Russell Investments hires from BT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Russell Investments has welcomed a director of key accounts and platforms within the wealth team. Tonya Ripley has joined from BT where she was head of national accounts. Prior to that Ripley also held roles at HUB24 and AMP. "Tonya brings over 20-plus ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
ASIC is furthering its simplification work, focusing on the development of sector-based regulatory roadmaps, improving ASIC registers through the RegistryConnect program, and expanding digital transactions. ASIC said for the next six months it will ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new analysis shows momentum in private market search activity for real assets, including infrastructure, remained strong among institutional investors in the first quarter of 2026, despite private markets slowdown. According to bfinance's Q1 2026 ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has joined the Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA), marking the first time the superannuation sector has formally been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader ...

Advent builds Australian presence with new appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
The role will be filled by a former Future Fund board member who has also held roles at Macquarie, NAB and AMP. Global private equity investor Advent has appointed Patricia Cross as an operating partner for Australia and New Zealand, strengthening its ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...