Asset Management stories

James Cook University to unify key operations on TechnologyOne platform in decade-long deal aimed at boosting data, AI and efficiency.

Oracle expands its financial crime platform with Lucinity's AI investigation tools, aiming to cut compliance workloads for banks and regulated firms.

Betashares broadens its robotics ETF to 60 holdings, adds China A-shares and a humanoid robotics theme as it tightens AI rules.

Freshworks appoints Kuntal Vahalia as Senior Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances, as it deepens partner ties to win more enterprise business.

SpaceAI plans first in-orbit cryptocurrency transaction on Argentina's Aventura-1, aiming to mint an NFT tied to artwork by Eugenio Cuttica.

Neara turns to ClickHouse's ClickStack as engineers cut incident response times by more than half and track seven terabytes of data monthly.

Microsoft says Storm-1175 is exploiting newly disclosed flaws within hours, hitting organisations in the UK and elsewhere with fast-moving Medusa ransomware.

Freshworks adds live asset discovery to Freshservice, aiming to give IT teams clearer hybrid estate visibility and faster incident response.

10ZiG unveils RepurpConvert to help IT teams automate Windows 10 endpoint migrations and reuse ageing hardware without costly refreshes.

SoftwareOne and Crayon merge APAC direct businesses under one brand as customers see no immediate changes to contracts or account teams.

Meep-morp unveils Resolve workflow software to automate exports, tagging and uploads, aiming to cut post-production delays for professional editors.

Ripple adds digital asset treasury tools for CFOs, bundling XRP and RLUSD with cash in one dashboard as stablecoin use rises.

Zenobē offers AUD $100 million to speed Australia's heavy electric truck rollout, with charging, battery and planning support aimed at cost parity with diesel.

BlackRock has retained the top APAC fund brand spot for a fifth year as JPMorgan, PIMCO and Blackstone jostle in Broadridge's latest ranking.

FE fundinfo says UK and EU disclosure reforms, AIFMD II and AI oversight will reshape compliance for asset managers in 2026.

AI shopping is set to deepen the divide between Australia's strongest retail centres and routine-focused malls, JLL says, as AUD $14 billion in deals draws investors.

Assetsaas.io turns to Check Point Email Security to cut mail bounces, simplify SPF fixes and sell inbox delivery as a customer outcome.

Fenix24 has turned Argos99 into a standalone SaaS platform, giving customers continuous asset visibility and dependency mapping to speed ransomware recovery.

Cork Cyber adds AI-powered asset analysis to help MSPs spot security gaps, zombie records and wasted licences across crowded tool stacks.

Harvey wins USD $200 million as investors back its plan to turn legal AI from chat tools into workflow-running agents.