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ASX still falling short of RBA's expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) annual assessment of the ASX's clearing and settlement (CS) facilities has found the market operator is still not meeting the mark. The ASX CS facilities were rated as having 'observed' or 'broadly observed' many ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Australia's economy will continue to stagnate over the next 40 years, growing at just 2% annually, according to the latest Intergenerational Report (IGR), which points to the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution to buoy sagging productivity. Treasury ...

ASX reshapes executive leadership team

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
ASX has announced changes to its executive leadership team as the exchange progresses a broader transformation and renewal program under new managing director and chief executive officer Anthony Attia. The changes include new leadership across finance ...

Alceon makes first investment with new PE strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Alceon has acquired a majority stake in an Australian-based Microsoft partner via its recently launched private equity fund. The Private Equity Access Fund was launched earlier this year, targeting founder-led lower mid-market companies generating $5 ...

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 ...

Netwealth buys Paradino for $20m

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
Netwealth has agreed to acquire Australian advice technology provider Paradino for $20 million upfront in a bid to expand its offering beyond platform administration and into artificial intelligence-enabled advice workflows and automation. The deal ...

State Street appoints head of Asia Pacific

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
State Street has appointed Tim Helyar as head of Asia Pacific, effective immediately, taking the helm from Lochiel Crafter, who recently retired. Based in Hong Kong, Helyar will oversee State Street's Asia Pacific business strategy, strengthen its governance ...

KKR to pocket $24bn from USI sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
KKR, alongside other co-investors, have agreed to sell USI Insurance Services to Aon for $24 billion (US$17bn). USI is an insurance brokerage and consulting business across risk, employee benefits and retirement solutions, and boast more than 10,500 ...

ASIC, APRA urge finance sector to demonstrate AI threat response

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
ASIC and APRA have called on financial services firms to move beyond awareness of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) risks and demonstrate they can respond to threats unfolding at unprecedented speed. The regulators' warning follows nine industry ...
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