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Record number of Australians seek CFA qualification

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... 154,000 charterholders. A total of 227,031 candidates have registered for Level I, II and III exams this year across the globe. More than half of this number is from the Asia Pacific region. In the March results, more than half the test takers failed ...

Aussie HNWI population grows: Capgemini

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... BigTechs - such as Amazon, Alibaba, Apple and Google are battling to enter the wealth management space as HNWIs across the globe demand hybrid advice. "The race is on to beat BigTech firms in providing the best investment performance analytics and automated ...

Citi launches currency product, targets HNW investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Citi Australia is continuing its increased push into the local wealth management market, introducing a currency product targeted at globetrotting high-net-worth investors. The Global Currency Account is launching as a transaction account with the ability ...

Capgemini appoints new Australian head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... Pietschner has more than 25 years of industry experience and a track record in consulting and digital transformation across the globe, the company said. In his most recent role, starting in May 2017, Pietschner held the position of Capgemini's executive ...

Global banking ethics standard coming to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SATURDAY, 26 MAY 2018
... managing director of FINSIA Chris Whitehead said the standard would set the expectations of GBEStB member bodies around the globe. "We are certainly aware of the current challenges regarding ethical standards in banking both locally and globally. Our ...

SSGA boosts SPDR distribution team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... to educate consumers of ETFs about these issues," he said. "We don't offer leveraged or inverse ETFs anywhere around the globe, nor any ETFs that are predominantly comprised of futures contracts or derivatives. But we do have significant education available ...

Wealth management products make big leaps in digital sales readiness

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... commented. Business banking remained the least digital sales ready segment. Only 30% of the total products analysed across the globe had digital sales capabilities. "Australia still leads, but the other regions are catching up. Business banking offers ...

Robo-advisers a hard pill to swallow for Aussie investors: CFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... reliance on counterparty organisations," the report said. Overall, about half of the 3127 retail investors surveyed across the globe believed that in three years' time, having the right technology tools to execute strategies will be more important than ...

Investor education key to healthy ETF market: SPDR

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... to educate consumers of ETFs about these issues," he said. "We don't offer leveraged or inverse ETFs anywhere around the globe, nor any ETFs that are predominantly comprised of futures contracts or derivatives. But we do have significant education available ...

Instos lap up unlisted infrastructure: Preqin

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... (23%) but banks (58%) still remain the leading financer in the asset class. The survey's participants were from across the globe and 9% of the participants were from Asia. Despite the valuation and competition challenges triggered by institutional investments ...