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China's comeback story has three core themes: Matthews Asia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... key. "[The solution] used to be software, but in China, that industry never took off because all the best software engineering talents went to e-commerce companies," she explained. "But now... e-commerce is already a mature industry. So, the government ...

LGT poaches Koda Capital's top-rated adviser

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... as its new chief technology officer, who joined the firm from Macquarie Wealth where he served as the director of engineering, overseeing its platform modernisation and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. Strydom will focus on helping advisers deliver ...

Finura brings AI engineering in house with merger

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
Finura Group has merged with a software engineering business to bring artificial intelligence (AI) agent technology and sovereign cloud services in house. The holding company behind the Advice Designer software platform and WeatlhTech consultancy services ...

BT adds to C-suite with new role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
... the vision, strategy and delivery of digital wealth experiences and managed a team of more than 150 product, design, engineering and delivery specialists. He previously held a range of senior leadership positions across Macquarie's wealth management ...

Macquarie-led consortium acquires SI Solutions

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in structural integrity engineering firm SI Solutions from private equity firm MidOcean Partners, alongside co-investors that include UniSuper. The transaction, which is expected ...

Opex Consulting taps Iress data lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... of head of data and AI. Bailey joined Iress in 2017 and brings more than 20 years of experience across technology, engineering, architecture and cloud. "Over recent years, he has played an important role in shaping our technology and platform capabilities," ...

LGT Wealth Management appoints chief tech officer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... Strydom as its new chief technology officer. Strydom joins LGT from Macquarie Wealth where he served as the director of engineering, overseeing its platform modernisation and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. In his new role, he will lead the continued ...

Janus Henderson builds AI for investment teams

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... sales and marketing teams across regions. It will also deploy Claude broadly across the firm, with Claude Code for its engineering teams and Cowork for employees across investment, distribution, and corporate functions, bringing AI further into everyday ...

Iress names chief tech officer to lead AI transformation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... embedding artificial intelligence (AI) across them. Campbell-Blackwell brings more than 25 years' experience in software engineering and architecture, including over 15 years at Iress in senior technology leadership roles. Iress said he has played a ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... firms doing that. Miller also sees ASX-listed Block as a firm unlocking AI efficiencies by automating workflows across engineering, customer service and operations. Block recently reduced its workforce by 40%, swapping human employees for AI. However ...
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