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Mulino unveils Financial Innovation Strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
Treasury has unveiled a new Financial Innovation Strategy that will also establish a Financial Innovation Committee to support a coordinated whole-of-government approach to financial innovation. Announced by minister for financial services Daniel Mulino ...

ASFA welcomes Rest executive to C-suite role

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has named a new C-suite appointment, set to join on September 21 from Rest to strengthen its policy implementation initiative. Sarah O'Brien has been named the chief practice officer at ASFA ...

AUDC supports startup to launch tokenised private credit offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australian stablecoin issuer AUDC has selected a local fintech company to integrate its Australian domiciled stablecoin for a tokenised private credit offering via its grant program. Kasu is a real-world-asset private credit platform that connects loan ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...

Frontier Advisers brings Segal Macro, LCP partnership to close

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
Frontier Advisers, Segal Marco Advisers and Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) have decided to bring their Global Investment Research Alliance (GIRA) to a close, after 13 years of partnership. Established in 2013 between Frontier Advisors and Segal Rogerscasey ...

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
From the advice sector to super funds, reactions to the sweeping reforms announced by the minister for financial services Daniel Mulino have been broad. Industry superannuation funds have welcomed financial advice reforms announced yesterday, which ...

Warburg Pincus private equity strategy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
Warburg Pincus' private equity strategy is now available to Australian wholesale investors. Newly launched Continental Funds Group has brought the Warburg Pincus Access Fund (WP ACE) to the local market, with the help of Channel Investment Management ...

FAAA calls for rethink on trust tax overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
The Financial Advice Association (FAAA) has urged the federal government to reconsider its proposed minimum tax on discretionary trusts, warning the reforms could impose significant costs on small businesses, financial advisers and lower income Australians ...

Igneo makes three acquisitions, launches energy platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has launched a dedicated Australian distributed energy platform, Vertis Energy, alongside a series of acquisitions that will provide the business with an initial portfolio of 46 MW of solar assets. The global infrastructure ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
Bigger funds demand bigger capabilities. As Australia's super sector moves towards the trillion-dollar era, custodians are stepping out of the shadows and into a more strategic role, with data stewardship, private markets expertise and AI capability ...
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