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Compliance and cybersecurity keeping bankers awake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... ahead. The annual study, which canvassed senior executives from about 300 banks in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia Pacific found recruiting and retaining talent (63%), and investing in new customer-facing technology (60%) as the common areas of ...

Robo-advice portfolios benefiting from quant factors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... quantitative factors. Quantifeed senior quantitative strategist Gaudi Schneider said: "Mass affluent consumers in Asia Pacific who are receiving wealth management online can truly benefit from a quantitative overlay to their portfolios." "Financial institutions ...

FIIG expands fixed income research team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... FIIG Securities from Aberdeen Asset Management which he joined in 2011, holding various positions, including head of Asia pacific credit research. He has 31 years of industry experience, including being director of credit strategy for Australia and New ...

Pzena grows local team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... Taylor, who heads the local business. Whymper-Williams spent 20 years in commodity and energy broking in Europe and the Asia Pacific where he was responsible for establishing and developing several domestic and international institutional businesses. ...

South Korean pension fund buys Brisbane property

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... team's effort and we now have an extremely strong proposition for South Korean institutions investing both in the Asia Pacific region and across the rest of the globe."

Advice group driving fintech efficiencies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... and transform our technological and digital capabilities with the help and input of our adviser network." SuiteBox Asia Pacific head of sales Andy Marshall said the partnership pointed to a global trend of wealth management firms embracing efficient ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... with which providers in this region view digital transformation," State Street head of asset manager sector sales, Asia Pacific Mark England added. "The region has some unique challenges, in terms of localised investor needs and a complex regulatory ...

Minto joins EQT board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... having served various managing director roles with Tower Group. Additionally, Minto was appointed to the Dai-ichi Life Asia Pacific (Singapore) board after they acquired Tower in 2011. He is also a non-executive director of the AFG Australian Finance ...

Link partners with fintech hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... to financial technology, Link Group is entering a partnership with one of the largest fintech innovation labs in Asia Pacific. Through a corporate partnership with Stone and Chalk, Link will help startups with high growth potential to commercialise and ...

More firepower in Challenger play

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... the Australian firm's management and business skills can point the Canadian business towards distribution growth in Asia Pacific. In the past fortnight London-domiciled global asset manager CQS appointed its first head of distribution in Australia. Ironically ...