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FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... Australians access financial information, but also how frequently it is delivered. Exploring the impact and influence of algorithms, Abood notes: "They've become very influential because their messages get served very frequently to people and you ...

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... action together for a second year in a row," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. "What people see online is shaped by algorithms designed to drive clicks and engagement, rather than promoting accurate information. This means consumers are more exposed ...

Adviser banned after $11.3m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... ruling by Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) allowed the regulator to make the ban public. ASIC said Northcott used algorithms to conduct foreign exchange trading with investors' money. However, ASIC said it found that in March and April 2022, the ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... affecting global asset managers. Rajan writes that at the heart of these technologies are conversational machine-learning algorithms. This includes "ultra-sophisticated neural networks" that are transforming how asset managers make effective investment ...

ASIC proposes 'kill switches' for unusual trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... principles-based rules for trading systems to participants' development, testing, use and monitoring of their trading algorithms and require 'kill switches' to enable immediate suspension of unusual trading algorithm activity. ASIC also proposes to repeal ...

Wealth management has never looked better: Knox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... was whatever the question was there was an investment portfolio behind it. It was selling investment portfolios with algorithms, and they haven't worked in Australia," he said. "We understand personal advice requires a Statement of Advice, it requires ...

Acadian AM launches EM equity fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... companies. This is coupled with Acadian's systematic style of investing, which includes quantitative models and algorithms to make investment decisions, a method Acadian has applied to the sector since 1994. Based on data from eVestment, the median ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... multinational giants to undermine workers' wages and conditions. Whether it's workplace surveillance or using algorithms to sack workers, bosses should be accountable for decisions made using AI models and tools." Mitchell added that workers ...

AI poses potential challenge to financial stability: Gensler

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... robo-advice and brokerage apps. However, he warned of inherent challenges with AI: the decision-making models can be opaque, algorithms might produce biased results due to historical data predispositions, and its predictive capabilities aren't infallible ...

Technology top threat to company culture: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... sense of responsibility and accountability of managers and employees alike. It further pointed to the growing use of algorithms and AI, saying this further complicates matters and requires firms and regulators to consider the near and longer-term implications ...
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