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Raiz names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... Wealth in Asia Pacific and was the chair of Ensombl. His broader career spans major institutions including HSBC, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and AMP Capital. "Raiz has built a trusted brand, a differentiated platform and a deeply engaged customer community. ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... data centres being built in New South Wales and Victoria." Dooley said the easing of growth is a positive sign the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate hikes have been working. "Three rate rises this year have taken the cash rate to 4.35% ...

Invesco, Trinetra IM strategies to wind up

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... low-to-moderate correlation to traditional financial market indices, targeting a gross return of 6% p.a. above the Bloomberg Ausbond Bank Bill Index with 8% p.a. target portfolio volatility. It returned 22.1% p.a. in the year to April and over a 10-year ...

US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO | TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026

... share price declines after earning downgrades. "To me there are two other big themes in the Australian market... We did have bank reporting season early in the month, that was a bit disappointing. Then between rate hikes and those capital gains tax changes ...

Centrepoint Alliance acquires two advice firms

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026

... and investments businesses." The transaction will be funded via a $10 million acquisition facility from National Australia Bank, which will provide capacity to pursue further acquisitions. Also based in Queensland, Astute is a lending aggregator focused ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... model globally, with a larger team of experts handling fewer accounts each as a deliberate point of differentiation from bank competitors, and that approach will be extended to our Australian distributor relationships." He added that the business has ...

ASIC flags stronger fintech collaboration

VINNY VUCAGO | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026

... and financial institutions alike to balance innovation with consumer protection and operational resilience. Commonwealth Bank of Australia group executive Stuart Munro described the current pace of technological development as "an exceptional moment ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026

... higher. Underlying inflationary pressures also remained elevated. Trimmed mean annual inflation closely watched by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as a measure of underlying price growth, edged up to 3.4% in the 12 months to April 2026, up from 3.3% ...

Russell Investments wins $8.6bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026

Russell Investments has been appointed by Income Insurance, a Singapore-based composite insurer, to manage an $8.6 billion foreign exchange (FX) overlay mandate across its global investment portfolio. Income Insurance manages a diversified $33.6 billion ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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