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Advice firms lacking AI integration: Iress

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is delivering productivity gains across financial advice, but only 7% of practices have embedded the technology across most of their workflows, research from Iress has found. Research by Iress and Signal Advisory, drawing ...

Natixis IM secures Singapore equity market mandate

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) has been appointed by Singapore's central bank under a $7.3 billion (S$6.5bn) programme aimed at deepening the country's equities market and attracting broader investor participation. Announced on October ...

Genetic testing ban takes effect for life insurance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
Australians can access genetic testing without risking discrimination in life insurance under a new ban that took effect on October 8, with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) also updating its rules to handle complaints involving adverse ...

HESTA unveils new leaders for property, financial risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
HESTA has named a pair of general managers, who will be joining the $107 billion super fund, joining from Aware Super and QIC. Daniel Tait will join as general manager, investment and financial risk later this month, while Briar Dowsett will commence ...

Managed account FUM jumps to $315bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
Managed accounts funds under management (FUM) grew by $22.1 billion in the six months to June 2026 reaching $315 billion, according to the latest census by The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP). The industry reported net inflows of $12.14 ...

Developer jailed after $2.2m investment scam

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
A Queensland property developer has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to dishonestly applying more than $2.2 million in investor funds to his own use of that of others. Ian Omar Chester pleaded guilty in the Southport District ...

HNW clients value quality over fees: Praemium

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
High-net-worth (HNW) Australians who receive ongoing financial advice are more confident in their investments than those managing their wealth alone, new research from Praemium and CoreData found. The Rich Decisions research found 84% of HNW investors ...

TAL launches new campaign focused on mental health

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
TAL has launched a new campaign, working with youth media group The Daily Aus, and partners with the AFLW, aimed at promoting mental wellbeing. Based on survey results of 1000 Australians aged 18 to 65+, the campaign identified common barriers to social ...

Third of Aussies think retirement will be funded by inheritance: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Although Australia continues to climb in ranks as a desired retirement destination, now ranking sixth globally in the latest Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) Global Retirement Index (GRI) - Australians remain "uncertain" about their financial ...

Former BW Equities employee charged for misappropriating funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
A former employee of the Victorian boutique advice business has been arrested and charged for allegedly trading client's shares without consent that generated close to $500,000 for himself. Emre Tahsin Basar of Victoria, a former employee of BW Equities ...
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