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AMP rejects peers’ reactive investment menu reductions

AMP rejects peers’ reactive investment menu reductions

AMP Limited has rejected notions that Netwealth and Macquarie have set a trend by reducing their menus in the wake of Shield, First Guardian.
AMP ups ante on North advice delivery

AMP ups ante on North advice delivery

AMP is further leveraging its North platform with the launch of a wealth portal aimed at providing advisers with an end to end advice tool.
Iress – improving bottom line but no suitors

Iress – improving bottom line but no suitors

Iress has admitted that after a year of expectation it found no takeover suitors and is now focused on efficiencies and strategy execution.
AI profit strong

Hyperscalers’ AI spending puts SaaS models under pressure

Binaya Dahal 20 March 2026 No Comments

Lonsec’s Hong Hon says 2026 has opened with more capital intensity as hyperscalers are spending like there’s no tomorrow.

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ASIC says economic substance trumps tech

Mike Taylor 16 March 2026 No Comments

Economic substance rather than technological novelty is governing ASIC’s approach to regulating advances in financial services technology.

Market retreat

Tech sell-off creates rare opportunity for investors

Binaya Dahal 13 March 2026 No Comments

Datt Capital’s Emanuel Datt says that in some cases, technology companies were trading at the lowest multiples seen in five years.

Data security, oversight fears fuel AI finance distrust

Binaya Dahal 12 March 2026 No Comments

Colonial First State’s new research shows most Australians remain reluctant to trust AI technology with decisions about their money.

Tokenisation

ASIC looks to progress tokenisation

Mike Taylor 9 March 2026 No Comments

ASIC chair, Joe Longo has flagged an industry roundtable in May dealing with tokenisation stating the regulator wants to back, not block.

new appointment

TAL joins cross-industry collab to improve mental health outcomes

Yasmine Raso 4 March 2026 No Comments

TAL has brought its life insurance expertise to a cross-industry collaboration working to improve mental health income protection claims.

HUB24 Investment platform

HUB24 flags disruptions around platform upgrade

Mike Taylor 3 March 2026 No Comments

Major platform HUB24 has forewarned financial advisers of disruptions over two days later this months related to an upgrade by Clearstream.


INDUSTRY NEWS

How to retire with confidence: what successful retirees know

Financial Newswire Contributor 15 March 2026

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A confident retirement should be within reach for every Australian, but with longer lifespans and rising living costs, retirees face growing

TPD Severity – built for today’s realities

Financial Newswire Contributor 2 March 2026

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TPD Severity offers a modern solution that blends seamlessly with existing TPD products, giving financial advisers a flexible, smarter, and more

Challenger

Is your retirement advice built to last?

Financial Newswire Contributor 10 February 2026

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As Australians live longer, longevity risk is reshaping retirement advice. Our guide helps advisers build resilient retirement income plans.

Unlock faster underwriting for smoother approvals

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 February 2026

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Experience the future of faster underwriting with digital PMARs and automated decisioning. Deliver enhanced precision, smarter processing, and quicker


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Mason Stevens names new CIO

Yasmine Raso | 24 February 2026Yet another firm is strengthening its UHNW offering, with Mason Stevens appointing Leanne Taylor as its new Chief Investment Officer.
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SS&C’s Australian client base exceeds 2 million via REI deal

Binaya Dahal | 20 February 2026SS&C Technologies has completed the onboarding of members from REI Super, nine months after securing the mandate to administer the fund.
Man examines balance sheet

Netwealth shrugs off First Guardian with strong half

Mike Taylor | 19 February 2026Platform company Netwealth appears to have shrugged off the impact of its First Guardian compensation obligations with a strong first half.

Infocus’ new CTO to shape AI strategy

Binaya Dahal | 19 February 2026Financial advice group, Infocus, has appointed Dr Ed Young as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective from 16 February.
FIIG & Equity Trustees in responsible entity agreement

Betashares taps UK tech provider to automate ETF market

Binaya Dahal | 16 February 2026Betashares, one of Australia's leading ETF providers, will partner with UK's ETPLink to automate its ETF primary market operations.
New appointment

GBST appoints two executives to tackle APAC challenge

Binaya Dahal | 13 February 2026GBST has made the two appointments as it recruited Nicole Ford and Danielle Rafferty in its Australian team as Senior Sales Executives -APAC.
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BT Panorama deepens Challenger relationship

Mike Taylor | 3 February 2026BT Panorama has deepened its relationship with Challenger to deliver annuities options on platforms including via Iress' Xplan.
Govt urged to invest in artificial intelligence to back Australia's economic prosperity

CSC looks to avoid HESTA’s punishment

Mike Taylor | 29 January 2026The Commonwealth Super Corporation is looking to avoid HESTA's 2025 issues by containing an IT upgrade disruption to just 13 days.