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Talaria warns S&P concentration erodes diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Talaria co-chief investment officer Chad Padowitz said the concentration risk created by the dominance of a handful of US technology companies had spread well beyond equities into bonds, property, hedge funds and private assets. "The proportion of the ...

Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... expenditure rise between 50% and 99%, with only 4% looking to hold budgets steady. Commenting, Clearwater Analytics chief technology officer Souvik Das said firms that solve the challenge to institutionalise AI will be the ones that pull ahead. "What ...

Acclaim Wealth makes C-suite appointment in newly created role

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... oversee operational strategy and execution across the business, while focusing on service delivery, adviser engagement, technology-enabled efficiency and scalable growth. As head of adviser services, West supported more than 750 financial advisers nationally ...

Macquarie chief to step down after eight years at the helm

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... growth and looks forward to working with him as he brings his global experience and proven ability as a business and technology leader to build on this momentum in the years ahead," Stevens said. Stevens also thanked Wikramanayake for her contribution. ...

Praemium reaches $78bn in FUA with HNW focus

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... non-custodial administration to support increasingly HNW client needs." Notably, Praemium is continuing to advance its technology transformation with the integration of Technotia to deliver enhanced capability with automation at a simplified cost base. ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... obligations across every party, it will just add to the cost. He notes there is a need for platforms to keep upgrading their technology to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated investment portfolios. To meet the demand, Wamsteker says it's important ...

ASIC boasts $830m record civil penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... financial year alone, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed. The FOI obtained by Lambros Photios, the founder of technology services and artificial intelligence (AI) consultancy Adaca, showed ASIC already clocked $423.8 million in civil penalties ...

Infinity AM wins SMID fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... 10-year period versus the benchmark's 5.1% p.a. At the end of May, the top holdings included AUB Group, Macquarie Technology Group, Paladin Energy and PEXA Group. The fund had $66.5 million in assets at the time. Ironbark recently consolidated its ...

Perpetual rejects another EQT AB bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... presence in Australia. Last year, EQT's BPEA Mid-Market Growth Partnership fund took a major stake in property technology firm PropertyMe. This transaction marks EQT Private Capital Asia's third platform software investment in Australia and the ...

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams. Last year, Insignia Financial struck a deal with SS&C to outsource about 1300 staff who worked in its master trust business ...
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