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HESTA hires technology strategist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
A technology and transformation expert has joined the $64 billion superannuation fund as it ramps up its digital offering. This week, Peter Lawrence joined HESTA as senior technology and digital strategist. Lawrence has worked across the public and ...

Aware Super hires member growth executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Aware Super has appointed a new group executive for member growth. Steve Travis joins Aware from Sunsuper, where he was the chief member officer for nearly three years. Prior to that he was the head of strategic planning for the retail division at Vanguard. ...

Franklin Templeton appoints unit registry provider

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia has appointed unit registry services provider across 57 funds in the legacy Legg Mason business, after RBC Investor and Treasury Services exited its Australian registry business. Franklin Templeton will continue ...

Profit boost for CBA, ups remediation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
Despite reporting a $1.4 billion profit boost, Commonwealth Bank's legacy financial advice business and legal troubles continue to eat away at the bottom line. In releasing its FY21 results this morning, CBA's provisional remediation bill owed ...

Abrdn acquires robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The Scottish wealth management firm is purchasing Exo Investing from Nucoro and will produce a digital wealth management app with AI capabilities. The acquisition will help Abrdn develop an industry-leading technology solution for investors powered ...

Sunsuper, Iress launch adviser data feed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
Sunsuper and Iress have launched a solution that enables financial advisers to efficiently access clients' superannuation data. Advisers can now access super information in their clients' portfolios when using Iress' advice software Xplan. ...

New retail investors go digital

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The popularity of retail investing is continuing to grow with more than 1.43 million unique individuals participating in online trading as interest in cryptocurrency grows, new research shows. The latest Investment Trends 2021 1H Australia Online Investing ...

BT Panorama down for a week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
BT's $169 billion platform, the largest in the country, was down all last week - leaving advisers frustrated and clients unable to move money. Disruption to BT Panorama started on Monday August 2 and full service was not restored until Sunday August ...

Acquisition to create APAC real assets heavyweight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
A Hong Kong-based real estate developer will acquire a leading APAC real assets fund manager to become the largest manager of its kind in the region. ESR Cayman Limited is to acquire 100% of ARA Asset Management for $7 billion (US$5.2bn) via a 90/10 ...

Netwealth integrates with fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
Newly launched financial advice software ProductRex has partnered with Netwealth. Advisers using the app are able to import data from Netwealth's platform into their ProductRex account. ProductRex managing director Nick Topham said the partnership ...