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BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... as other customary conditions. BMO is the eighth largest bank in North America, providing diversified services across personal and commercial banking, wealth management, global markets and investment banking. In 2022, Columbia Threadneedle Investments ...

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... version, Otivo said, delivering personalised advice on superannuation, retirement, mortgages, debt, ETF investing and personal insurance through a plain-language chat interface. Further, recommendations are subject to all regulatory compliance that apply ...

Almost half of Aussies not making voluntary super contributions

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... policy makers continue to focus on retirement adequacy through measures such as payday super reforms. Vanguard client of personal investors Renae Smith said many Australians remain unaware of one of the system's more flexible features, the ability to ...

Treasury considers reward system for whistleblowers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... added. "Corporate, financial and tax crime can be challenging to detect, and exposing wrongdoing often comes at great personal and financial risk," Mulino said. "A strong whistleblowing regime mitigates those risks with legal protections, while also ...

ETF a rising craze among the Gen Z: Vanguard

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... first Australian ETF launching in 2001," Vanguard said. Vanguard data showed approximately two thirds of accounts on its personal investor platform are held by people under 45, with this group also the fastest-growing cohort. In 2024 and 2025, Vanguard ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... has been the most responsive sector of the superannuation industry in providing services to members and meeting their personal objectives. It said the platform market, together with the aligned SMSF market ($1.8 trillion FUM), offers products and services ...

Westpac fined $26m for financial hardship neglect

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... "failed to comply with consumer credit law." Customers, who were struggling to meet repayments on home loans, credit cards, personal loans and car loans, contacted the bank on financial hardship grounds between 2017 to 2023 via subsidiaries St George ...

MPC Markets partners with HeirWealth

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... visibility will also be able to access HeirWealth Portal directly, extending reporting beyond advised portfolios to include personal bank accounts, property, insurance holdings and collectibles. The portal also includes document storage, wealth calendar ...

Cbus pushes for lead generator ban

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... Commission ban on cold-call sales for super and financial advice. Operators instead rely on online mechanisms to harvest personal data and funnel consumers toward super switching and investment products. Cbus argued the practice was contributing to consumer ...

AIOFP partners to launch adviser protection program

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) is partnering with DASH to provide financial advisers with a new white labelling capability for platform access. The Foundation Advisers Wrap will allow advisers to retain access ...
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