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Australia's family offices surpass $323bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Family offices in Australia have surpassed $323 billion in assets, according to data from Rainmaker Information. "As wealth creation, inter-generational wealth transfers and business exits continue to accelerate globally, family offices have emerged ...

FNZ chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
FNZ chief executive Blythe Masters has resigned after two years in the top job as Stephen Welch assumes the role of executive group chair and interim chief executive. Masters will continue to support FNZ in an advisory capacity for six months to help ...

Sodor Capital plots New Zealand expansion with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Australian fund distributor Sodor Capital has appointed an executive to lead its New Zealand expansion, while opening a new office in Singapore. The expansion across the Asia Pacific region follows a distribution mandate awarded to the firm from a European ...

ETF Shares offers new currency hedged ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
ETF Shares has launched two new currency hedged ETFs aiming to reduce the impact of currency movements when investing in US technology companies. The new ETFs are the ETFS Magnificent 7+ Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: HULK) and ETFS US Technology Currency ...

Asset managers turn to outsourcing, AI: Survey

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
Global asset managers are sharpening their focus on core capabilities, increasing their use of outsourcing and tightening cost controls as they pursue more disciplined growth, according to a new Northern Trust survey. The Driving Growth in Asset Management ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
Superannuation funds continue to grapple with their Retirement Income Covenant obligations, underscored by Australian Retirement Trust (ART) being the only fund that has successfully brought two products to market. This is according to J.P. Morgan's ...

Regulatory reform omnibus bill passage trims CSLR levy disallowance period, payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
The passage of Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 overnight will amend how levies are collected under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and pay compensation to eligible victims more quickly. The package of reforms was passed by both houses ...

Australian life insurers lag global peers: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
A new survey from Capgemini found that Australian life insurers are stowed behind the global average when it comes to member engagement and educational efforts. According to Capgemini's The World Life Insurance Report 2027, which is based on a global ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Openmarkets Group and Ondo Finance will bring the latter's institutional-grade tokenised financial products to eligible Australian investors, developing new products tailored to the local market. Both organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Amid a rapidly evolving regulatory space, and the need to keep pace with innovation, financial advice has been thrown into a dynamic environment that's always changing. As a result, the sector requires constant support to remain compliant and keep ...