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Afterpay slides in global fintech rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
Tech-darling Afterpay has suffered a slide in the ranking of the world's leading fintech innovators. The annual KPMG and H2 Ventures FINTECH100 list is a collaboration between the global consulting firm and Sydney-based venture capital investment ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The two industry funds are in talks over a possible merger, one which would see the creation of Australia's largest superannuation fund. Queensland-based industry superannuation funds Sunsuper and QSuper have confirmed they are locked in discussions ...

WTW launches first Australian-domiciled fund, names RE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has launched its first Australian-domiciled fund and appointed a responsible entity. The Global Equities Focus Fund (GEFF) will launch this month and "capture only the best investment ideas from the world's top global ...

Crestone profits boosted by clients

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
Crestone said strong client performance and inflows from both new and existing clients contributed to the increase. "Crestone has invested in its client-facing technology solutions and in delivering enhanced access to investment opportunities. New employees ...

AMP contests senior lawyer's claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
Larissa Baker Cook overplayed her role in fee-for-no-services escalation and could be "verbose and dominant" in conversations, AMP says in its defence to her claim seeking compensation for unfair dismissal. The senior lawyer dragged her former employer ...

Senior lawyer drags AMP to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
A former AMP lawyer is claiming over $2 million from the company for unfair dismissal after she raised concerns about fee-for-no-services practices with its former top executives. Larissa Baker Cook was involved in AMP's legal preparation for the ...

Magellan active ETFs retain Zenith ratings

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
Active ETFs from Magelllan have retained their highly recommended ratings from Zenith, even as ASIC conducts a review into internal market making. Of the 203 ETFs available in Australia, Zenith Investment Partners rates 74 products. Only three of them ...

Trillionaires around the corner: study

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
The world is only six years away from welcoming its first trillionaire, according to a new study that looked at the private wealth of the world's richest denizens. Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos is on the way to becoming the first ...

Fixed income investors spooked by global politics: Fitch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
A Fitch Ratings report has found Australian fixed-income investors consider political and geopolitical risk to be the greatest threat to domestic credit markets in the year to come. The Fitch Ratings fourth quarter 2019 fixed-income investor survey ...

Fund Manager of the Year revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
The Fund Manager of the Year has been named at the eighth annual Zenith Fund Awards, with the winner also taking out top honours for infrastructure and international equities excellence. Magellan Asset Management took home the Fund Manager of the Year ...