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ASIC cannot afford to stand still: Longo

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... change as key priorities for the regulator. Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerged as a major focus, with Longo describing technology as both a challenge and an opportunity for ASIC. He said the regulator must remain "institutionally engaged and curious" ...

Praemium names chair successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... immediately. Quinn brings extensive experience across board governance and executive roles in the wealth and financial technology sectors. He previously chaired the boards of Class and Bravura Solutions, alongside a range of other non-executive positions. ...

Super fund targets health tech sector with mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... investment arm of the MedTech Actuator (MTAC), has secured a mandate from a super fund to target startups in deep health technology amid heightened institutional interest in the sector. The mandate, coming from HESTA, forms part of Synthesis Capital's ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... academics, whether it's private sector research or government research. They're using AI and robots a lot more in technology and it's not creating more jobs to the degree it did in the past." China's household balance sheet is also healthy ...

ASIC flags stronger fintech collaboration

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... scale," he said. Munro noted financial services had become one of the largest adopters of AI technologies outside the technology sector itself, while regulatory clarity around stablecoins and digital assets was also beginning to improve globally. Meanwhile ...

Royal London AM extends SS&C mandate for new Aussie funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) will extend its mandate with SS&C Technologies to provide its fund administration and unit registry services for its new range of Australian active funds, with around $1 billion in assets under management. The funds ...

ASX tech spend drives capex to $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... ASX's capital expenditure (capex) is set to blow out to between $180 million and $200 million, primarily driven by technology costs and new product development. The new estimates have increased from the previously anticipated $160 million to $180 million. ...

Westpac fined $26m for financial hardship neglect

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... between 2017 to 2023 via subsidiaries St George Bank, Bank SA and Bank of Melbourne. Westpac blamed the oversight on "technology failure". On the contrary, Justice McEvoy said, "while the contraventions were not suggested to be deliberate and arose instead ...

Heightened cyber threats require greater accountability on governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Cyber threats have increased significantly over the past year, and experts are advising financial services businesses to enhance their security framework, not only to shield their digital infrastructure but to also to ensure their governance policies ...

Scarcity Partners takes minority stake in Infocus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... growing demand for strategic capital among advice businesses as advisers contend with rising compliance obligations, technology costs and increasingly complex client needs. Infocus said it currently has 270 advisers and nearly $21 billion in funds under ...