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Link Group announces plans for float

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... a dividend yield of around 2.4% to 2.7% in the 2016 financial year. Link Group provides a broad suite of services that connect superannuation funds and corporate clients to their members and stakeholders, primarily through its proprietary technology-enabled ...

Succession planning is not a waiting game

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... should not base their succession strategy on potential economic tailwinds or favourable regulatory outcomes, according to Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan. In a statement, Tynan noted the increasing number of ex-institutional ...

ASX to set up shop in Hong Kong

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
ASX will open a local office in Hong Kong's financial district to better service its customer base in the Asian region. The office will open on 1 October and will be headed by Asian business development manager James Keeley. The move coincides with ...

Financial services most at risk from disruption

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
The banking and financial services industry is uniquely placed to suffer most from the wave of digital disruption that is sweeping the world. That's according to Citi managing director of customer experience Linda Duncombe, who opened the Afiniation ...

AB appoints regional manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
AllianceBernstein (AB) has appointed a regional manager. Stephen Nguyen will be based in AB's Melbourne office. He joins the firm from AMP, where he was a business development manager. Prior to that, he held a similar role at Aviva/MLC. He has also ...

AMP restructures China Fund to reduce discount

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... introduced key changes based on a review by Goldman Sachs. The changes include implementing a Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect trading platform to increase the fund's liquidity. It will also alter the current default dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) ...

IRESS acquires UK fintech businesses

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
IRESS has acquired two financial technology businesses based in the United Kingdom as part of the strategy to develop its operations there. One of the businesses is Proquote Limited, a provider of trading, market data and connectivity solutions, owned ...

ASIC seeks to wind up $18m manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
ASIC is seeking court orders to wind up an asset manager with approximately $18.5 million in funds under management. Avestra Asset Management - which ASIC's statement said is a "responsible entity or trustee of a number of managed investment schemes" ...

Gradual progress on super fund digital engagement

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Superannuation funds have made only incremental progress towards greater digital engagement with their member base over the last 12 months. Technology, operations and risk consultancy firm IQ Group surveyed Australia's top 50 super funds with combined ...

Afiniation adds weight to Citi fintech initiative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Fintech network Afiniation has announced it will work with Citi on the global financial services firm's latest financial technology initiative. The Citi Mobile Challenge in Asia Pacific is referred to by the bank as a "next-generation accelerator" that ...