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Australian non-bank finance shows robust growth

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
A comprehensive study of Asia-Pacific's alternative finance markets sector has shown the Australian market has grown by 320% in 2015. The study conducted by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the Tsinghua University Graduate School and the ...

BMO appoints institutional business director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... Asset Management has appointed Jonathan Goll as director of institutional business for BMO Global Asset Management Asia Pacific. Goll joins BMO Global Asset Management from Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. (GMO), a Boston based asset management firm ...

AXA IM sees inflows double

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... Managers (AXA IM) saw record net new money inflows in 2015, with strong demand coming from Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region. AXA IM pulled in €42 billion ($62 billion) globally in the 12 months to 31 December 2015, a 120% increase on last ...

ING DIRECT director to join global parent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... its success." Sherry is also chairwoman of Carnival Australia, the large cruise ship operator in Australasia and South Pacific, and a former chief executive of Westpac New Zealand and the Bank of Melbourne. Before joining Westpac, Sherry was First Assistant ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services wins mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... commitment and professionalism of the project team is highly commendable." BNP Paribas Securities Services head of Asia Pacific Philippe Benoit said: "AIA is a leading insurer across Asia Pacific and we are delighted to be supporting such a high quality ...

Australia aims to be APAC fintech leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... calls by financial services executives for Australia's fintech industry to immediately capitalise in a "booming" Asia-Pacific market. Morrison's tour delivered a $150,000 grant to Stone and Chalk's Fintech Asia program, as well as an announcement that ...

Behavioural coaching is the best route to 'adviser alpha'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... of the possible return available in markets on the table, according to Vanguard head of investment strategy group Asia Pacific, Jeff Johnson. Addressing an audience of financial planning and accounting professionals at the SMSF Association National Adviser ...

Combined Insurance to cease new Australian business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... commissions and "tombstoning" - paying initial premiums for fake or deceased clients. At the time, Combined Insurance Asia Pacific executive vice president Christopher Carey said the insurer would work with ASIC to investigate the alleged misconduct ...

Impact investor calls on super fund VC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... arbitrarily and geographically constrained." Trimantium is primarily interested in fintech and healthtech deals in the Asia-Pacific.

FSC elects new board member

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... - MD, Equity Trustees Limited; Brett Clark ? Group CEO and Managing Director of TAL; Lochiel Crafter a^\' Head of Asia Pacific, State Street Global Advisors; Andrew Hagger - Group Executive, NAB Wealth and CEO MLC Limited; Brett Jollie - MD, Aberdeen ...