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No-deal Brexit prolongs market uncertainty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... best interest interests to remain with the EU of 508 million people, she said. Moving forward, Raiz chief executive George Lucas said the equity market expects that there will be some deal with Europe "to kick the can down the road." The dates associated ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... announced it secured a licence to distribute mutual funds via subsidiary PT Raiz Invest Indonesia. Managing director George Lucas said Raiz has progressed in modifying its platform for the Indonesian market, which has a population of about 270 million ...

Raiz to launch group insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... solution for each customer without the need for additional customer information, it said. Raiz managing director George Lucas said this "will be a first in Australia." Highly personalised superannuation insurance product solutions through the Raiz app ...

Millennial money changes course after RC

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... themselves as risk averse while 10% described themselves as "extremely risk averse". Raiz Invest managing director George Lucas said the high number of risk-averse millennials correlates with the idea of disillusionment in financial institutions. "It ...

Raiz beefs up security with AI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... system, "regardless of what new tools, tactics or exploits they use." Raiz chief executive and managing director George Lucas said the technology put Raiz at the cutting edge of cybersecurity. "As our company grows quickly, we are tasked with maintaining ...

Raiz close to super product launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... multiplicity of super accounts, by simplifying how customers engage with their super, Raiz Invest chief executive George Lucas said. "Customers will find that growing their savings and achieving financial confidence does not have to be a complicated ...

Acorns rebrands, issues prospectus

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... valuing the company at about $119 million. The public offering was first flagged in April. Raiz managing director George Lucas said the funds will be used to support growth in Australia, launch new features and products and expand in South-East Asia. ...

Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... to be a sub-plan of the DIY Master Plan fund issued by Diversa Trustees. Acorns Grow Australia managing director George Lucas said: "We have always been much more than a savings and investment tool. It's about improving financial literacy. We are passionate ...

Acorns Australia restructures after $150m milestone

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... markets, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Instreet managing director George Lucas will continue to oversee Acorns' Australian operations. Since launching in Australia nearly two years ago, Acorns has accrued ...

Acorns hits $100m milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... investments. Growth in FUM and downloads have been largely driven by millennials. Acorns Grow Australia managing director George Lucas said he is proud to celebrate this $100 million FUM milestone. "This breadth of new tools, which provide a holistic ...