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US firm hires QIC analyst in Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
A Silicon Valley-based firm co-founded by a former QIC chief strategist has recruited a new head of quantitative modelling. David Priest joins Jacobi Strategies from QIC, where he was a quantitative strategist. Prior to that, he was a quantitative analyst ...

Financial services industry welcomes 'Yes' result

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
Leaders from across the financial services industry have welcomed the 'Yes' vote in favour of legalising same-sex marriage. Zurich, Vanguard, Westpac, Australian Ethical and CBA have all expressed delight at the result and affirmed their commitment ...

Uniformity required to combat cyber threats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... holistic, dynamic, enterprise wide cyber risk programs that are continually tested and updated to allow for agility and swift recovery." He added that strategies that enhance security and ensure a flow of insights through to the cyber ecosystem, attracting ...

MDA provider builds custom solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
Another financial advice group is embracing managed accounts, partnering with provider managedaccounts.com.au to create a bespoke solution. The MDA provider has partnered with The Wealth Partnership in what managedaccounts.com.au head of distribution ...

Global fintech heralds Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
A global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions is boosting its local footprint by appointing a country manager for Australia. Andrew Wood joins AxiomSL from IMF Bentham, where he held an interim consultant role. Prior to that ...

Life Insurance Code targets self-regulation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
An independent committee will have the ability to sanction insurers who do not comply with a new set of standards laid out in an industry-wide Life Insurance Code of Practice produced by the Financial Services Council (FSC). The new code, released today ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... they added. UK property's Brexit's hit Downward revisions to UK economic output following the referendum vote have been swift and severe, said TH Real Estate in a research note. For real estate investors the implication is that if the UK's role in the ...

Eurozone splintering is biggest risk in Brexit fallout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... market-moving issues like trade, labour mobility and foreign investment. How the EU strikes a balance between facilitating a swift UK exit to reduce risk as quickly as possible, and discouraging similar movements in other countries, will be important." ...

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
New research from MLC reveals a third of Australian parents think lack of financial planning will prevent their children from enjoying the same lifestyle as them, with nearly 60% of the 2,000 surveyed saying the next generation will never own their ...

QIC equities head joins Silicon Valley firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
QIC's head of equities has left the group to join a Silicon Valley-based firm co-founded by a former QIC chief strategist. Rob Wood was head of equities at QIC from 2009 to 2015; prior to that, he was head of world equities at Suncorp. He has also held ...