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Goodments outshines at WAMTech PitchFest

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Tom Culver, chief executive and co-founder of Goodments, was named the winner of the inaugural EY WAMTech PitchFest. Goodments, which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors ...

BlackRock snares share of robo-adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The world's largest fund manager is now a minority shareholder in a German-British robo-adviser as a means of further addressing the needs of clients and end-customers. Now holding a significant minority holding in online asset management company Scalable ...

IRESS partnership aids RG 97 compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
Financial technology provider IRESS announced a partnership that will help clients analyse trades efficiently and become more RG 97 compliant. Clients of both IRESS and global financial technology company ITG will benefit from a faster and more comprehensive ...

Insurance giant partners to combine life and health

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
One of Australia's largest life insurers is entering a joint venture with a not-for-profit health fund and a financial services provider to launch a new combined life and health insurance brand. AIA Australia is joining forces with health fund GMHBA ...

Ellerston and Coombe buy Austock stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Superannuation reform is driving the formation of a strategic relationship between Austock and a specialist investment manager, as well as the appointment of a new director to Austock's board. Ellerston Capital has entered into a subscription agreement ...

Desperately seeking workers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
If the latest indications from the Fed's Beige Book are any guide, the US central bank remains on track with its projected two more interest rate hikes this year (after the first rate hike for 2017 announced last month). The latest report also gives ...

Open data carries privacy risk: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Open data used by banks and fintechs to innovate and cross-sell products must be underpinned by robust regulation that protects the consumers, otherwise they risk major privacy breaches, according to the Australian Bankers' Association. Educating customers ...

Can life and health insurers operate under one roof?

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
There are numerous benefits for life insurance companies to start offering health insurance products or enter into partnerships with health insurers, according to AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu. Speaking at the 2017 Financial Services Council ...

PIMCO reveals new Asia-Pacific head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
PIMCO named a new head of Asia-Pacific after Eric Mogelof moved to a US-based role. Kimberley Stafford, currently global head of PIMCO's consultant relations group, will report to PIMCO chief executive Emmanuel Roman. She has held multiple roles at ...

Will the real Trump please stand up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Are you ready to say 'President Trump' out loud? Like him or loathe him, investors are eager to meet the president behind the publicity hound. Their savings depend on it. On the eve of his inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, many ...