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FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 OCT 2026
... disturbance and land clearing. Beyond the direct impact, consumer staples in the form of major retailers and financial institutions emerge as having substantial impacts because of their supply chains and downstream influence. "Retailers, for example ...

Super sector an important source of resilience: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... operational resilience has become a prominent focus of regulators, banks, FMIs, superannuation funds and other financial institutions. This includes the development of robust contingency and recovery plans and crisis response capabilities. There is ...

UBS brings home new alternatives leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... and Infinity Capital between 2003 and 2011. Earlier in his career, he worked across several established financial institutions, including ABN AMRO Asia, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Nomura Securities. "Richard will help to drive UGA's distribution efforts ...

APRA moves to cut regulatory burden

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... standards of financial resilience and risk management. The regulator's focus on regulatory efficiency comes as financial institutions continue to face a complex operating environment, with regulatory requirements spanning banking, insurance and superannuation. ...

AI overtakes superfunds for investor education

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... changes would not affect them. Zaika said investors were increasingly turning to sources beyond traditional financial institutions, including social media, YouTube, Reddit, podcasts, and ChatGPT. "Financial institutions like to think they are influential ...

AI moves into the advice process

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... markets and found large language models are emerging as a "decision support layer" between consumers and financial institutions. In Australia, 79% trust large language models (LLMs) to compare loans across providers, while 63% are comfortable sharing ...

Infocus continues leadership expansion with new appointment

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... financial services across the UK and Australia. He began his career as an accountant at various insurance and financial institutions earlier in his career. He also stationed at MLC Insurance, Aviva, Mortgage Insurance in senior and leadership capacities. ...

RBA consults on settlement infrastructure following Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
... updated periodically." The consultation welcomes submissions from exchange settlement account holders, financial institutions, technology providers, and other stakeholders interested in the future of RITS and the fast settlement service (FSS). It is ...

ASIC and APRA move to streamline FAR

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... insurers," Kirkland said. The FAR, which established accountability obligations for senior executives and financial institutions, applies across the banking, insurance and superannuation sectors. The consultation comes as regulators continue to balance ...

Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... has not changed, and it will not change." "Our community has worked too hard to build credible Islamic financial institutions for misinformation to undermine that progress," Ozyon said. "Hejaz will always be transparent with our investors and our community. ...
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