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State Street targets insurance outsourcing

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020

... has partnered with a Danish company to provide an outsourcing solution to insurance firms in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. SimCorp, which provides investment management software solutions, will provide its cloud-based, multi-asset class ...

Stanford Brown adds partner

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020

... over eight years. Boustred commenced her career in the audit and corporate finance divisions of Ernst & Young in South Africa before moving to Australia. She joined technology company Dimension Data in a mergers and acquisitions role and eventually moved ...

ETF Securities chief exits

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020

... months. Walesby worked in ETFs for nine years in London, including head of capital markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Invesco Powershares. He moved to Sydney in 2015, to replace the head of ANZ ETFs as it formed a joint venture with ETF Securities. ...

AMP Capital buys digital infrastructure firm

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020

... company's pan-European fibre operator strategy," he said. VX Fiber's network runs from Umea, Sweden, and operates in South Africa and the UK. It has a partnership with local council Grosvenor Estate, near London, to operate a fibre broadband network ...

It's not a bird or a plane; it's a new trading platform

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020

... their portfolios. Superhero operates under the AFSL of Sanlam Private Wealth, an investment and advisory firm from South Africa. Sanlam services high net-worth clients, family offices, institutional clients and not-for-profits, offering portfolio services ...

Fake pastor herds believers into Ponzi scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020

A man claiming to be a pastor in the US has been charged over a Ponzi scheme that targeted African immigrants, particularly those of faith. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two companies based in Maryland for the scheme that allegedly ...

COVID-19 propels advisers, incumbents into the future

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020

... working," it said. After working with advisers, insurers and wealth managers across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, Tamir said the successful advisers of the future would be those that embrace the digital revolution. "The willingness ...

Mixed results at Bjelke-Peterson estate sale

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020

A Lloyds auction of the estate of controversial former Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Peterson produced mixed results. One of the big ticket items was a piece of paraphernalia from 1969, when the astronauts who landed on the moon toured the world attending ...

Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020

... countries, the outlook appears worse. India's GDP forecast is at -4.5%, Russia's -6.6%, Brazil's -9.1%, Mexico's 10.5% and South Africa's is -8.0%. "These countries, which typically grow at a decent rate, often define the general narrative for emerging ...

Banking crisis more likely in conflicted countries: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020

... from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF economist Rasmane Ouedrago and senior resident representative in South Africa Montfort Mlachila found that while the economic effects of conflict and political instability have been analysed extensively ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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