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11 September 2025 by Adrian Suljanovic

No bear market in sight for Aussie shares but banks face rotation risk

Australian equities are defying expectations, with resilient earnings, policy support and a shift away from bank dominance fuelling confidence that ...
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Super funds’ hedge moves point to early upside risk for AUD

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Over half of Australian funds have closed in 15 years, A-REITs hit hardest

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Are big banks entering a new cost-control cycle?

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Austock distribution head departs

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By Stephen Blaxhall
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2 minute read

Financial services group Austock has lost its head of group distribution to CommSec.

Austock Group head of group distribution Steve James has quit.

James will join broking service Commsec on March 3 as head of wholesale sales.

He was formally at wealth management technology group IWL. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia purchased IWL last year for more than $370 million.

Last year James led the roll out of Austock's new portfolio model for financial planners.