The economics of happiness – why it’s been falling and what to do about it?

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Key points Despite rising GDP per person, measures of happiness have been flat to falling in western countries including Australia. Key drivers are likely to be rising expectations, the rise... Read more continue reading

Apostle appoints Jeff Peters as Chief Executive Officer

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Apostle Funds Management (Apostle) has appointed Jeff Peters as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), bringing more than three decades of global asset management leadership experience to further strengthen the firm’s leadership... Read more continue reading

Warakirri expands distribution team with Head of Wholesale appointment

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Multi boutique funds manager Warakirri Asset Management, has announced the appointment of Emmanuel (Mani) Papakonstantinos as Head of Wholesale, whose focus will be on leading the expansion of the firm’s... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF expands short course offering to address AI and cyber risk 

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 ANZIIF has expanded its professional development offering to help insurance professionals build practical capability in AI and cyber risk, two of the industry’s fastest-moving areas. The expansion includes a new... Read more continue reading

Zurich Australia life claims appointment

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has announced the appointment of Fifita Ngaue to the role of Senior Head of Retail Life Claims, Australia. Ms Ngaue joins Zurich from MetLife, where... Read more continue reading

Icana.AI helps Finance One strengthen compliance by identifying the customer calls that matter most 

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Australian AI company Icana.AI has helped financial services provider Finance One transform its customer quality assurance program, using artificial intelligence to analyse every customer conversation and automatically identify the interactions that require review, helping improve process compliance,... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 24 July, 2026

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares came under pressure again over the last week as the Iran War escalated further with Trump talking of a “massive attack”, oil prices... Read more continue reading

Breaches of the Banking Code may be more than staff error

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The Banking Code Compliance Committee (BCCC) has found that banks risk overlooking deeper weaknesses in systems, processes and controls by attributing most breaches of the Code of Practice to staff... Read more continue reading

AMP Super appoints Richard Millington to lead employer and adviser partnerships

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AMP has appointed Richard Millington as Director, Employer & Adviser Partnerships, a newly created role that reflects the growing importance of employers and advisers in helping Australians build financial security... Read more continue reading

Strong levels of product registrations continues in FY26

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The number of new financial product registrations in the year ending 30 June 2026 have continued the strong growth of recent years, according to analysis by APIR Systems. Led by... Read more continue reading