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Trustee services provider appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... corporate banking and securities at Deutsche Bank. Rankin said Sargon's pension and investment technology platform "is emerging as a significant player in the global financial technology marketplace." "Built in Australia, Sargon has a natural advantage ...

Tech is all upside for insurance: HSBC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... fintech in China. In 2015, KPMG partnered with H2 ventures to release the Fintech 100 report, ranking leaders alongside 50 emerging companies. Seven Chinese companies were listed, including eventual winner ZhongAn Insurance, an online property insurance ...

Morrison sharpens blockchain, AI agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
Australia's open banking, blockchain and emerging fintech sector received a funding boost in last night's Budget, a move the Treasurer said will increase competition and create new jobs. Treasurer Scott Morrison said the funding boost will build on ...

Flinders fund offers insto rates for retail investors on HUB24

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... manager Flinders Investment Partners is offering retail investors investment intellectual property (IP) from its Flinders Emerging Companies Fund at about 60% less than retail rates. The slashed retail rates, which are at par with institutional rates ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... size of the China A-share equity market, along with China's shifting economic profile, will have a tremendous impact on emerging markets indices - the inclusion of the whole A-shares market will push China's weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index ...

Aussie equities boutique appoints portfolio manager from Schroders

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... at Citi and a senior consultant with PwC. In his new role, Twidale will develop a new investment strategy focused on emerging companies. "We are looking to complement and build on the successful investment philosophy of DNR Capital High Conviction and ...

SMSFs and instos driving crypto exchange growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... have been waiting on the sidelines are now choosing to enter the market. "Factors like the new regulation by AUSTRAC, emerging ETFs and crypto hedge funds, new bitcoin futures, and the growing mainstream acceptance of bitcoin as an asset have given institutional ...

Industry names team up for cryptocurrency fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... of the fund is to marry a traditional, recognised fund structure and long-term global markets experience with the new, emerging asset class of blockchain-based technologies, according to Hatfield. Based and registered in the Cayman Islands, the actively ...

YBR partners with top fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... ZipMoney and AfterPay Touch in recognition of technology companies pushing the envelope in financial services. Among the emerging Australian fintechs on KPMG's up-and-coming list were: Airwallex, CoverGenius, Hyper Anna, Macrovue, MoneyMe Financial Group ...

BetaShares launches Australian ESG fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... and healthy living. "We believe ETHI will have particular appeal for the millennial generation, a demographic that is emerging as a driving force of both the ETF and the ethical investing industry," Vynokur said at the time.