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HUB24 hiring to support record growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
HUB24 has entered a recruitment drive to support record inflows and 115 new financial advisers flocking to the platform over the past quarter. Following on from the appointment of former BT Financial Group head of SMSF Craig Lawrenson as HUB24's new ...

Super fund inks multi-million dollar tech upgrade

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
A $24 billion industry superannuation fund has signed an enterprise-wide managed services agreement with global information and communication technology service provider Dimension Data. The agreement will see Dimension Data design, supply, implement ...

HUB24 lures BTFG executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Listed wealth management platform HUB24 appointed Craig Lawrenson as its chief operations officer. Lawrenson will start his new role in mid-August after serving more than 20 years at Westpac subsidiaries BT Financial Group and Asgard. He most recently ...

Fintechs must collaborate, not disrupt: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Fintechs are failing to prove themselves and disrupt the financial services industry, and should instead seek to collaborate with the larger players, a new study shows. The joint report from consulting and technology company Capgemini and the University ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
Limited investment by super funds in Australia's venture capital sector is holding back the growth of innovation, says the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. According to a new research report, institutional capital - predominately ...

Macron won't stop populist tide: William Blair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Emmanuel Macron's election as French President won't be enough to stem the tide of populist sentiment in Europe and its effects on European markets, according to William Blair dynamic allocation strategies portfolio manager Thomas Clarke. Speaking at ...

Top trends reshaping Aussie superannuation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
The rise of the post-retirement specialist, increasing tech-savvy membership bases, and greater demand for online, real-time advice are major trends reshaping the Australian superannuation industry, according to software provider Bravura Solutions. ...

Future of ANZ Wealth uncertain amid profit slide

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
ANZ Wealth's profit share in the bank's overall results continued to decline in the first half of FY17, underscoring six months of speculation as to the division's future. Back in November, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said in a media briefing ...

Inflows drive first net profit for HUB24

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
HUB24 recorded its first net profit of $0.9 million in the half-year to 31 December 2016. In its half-year accounts, HUB24 attributed this dramatic upswing in profits to strong net inflows of $1.6 billion over calendar 2016. This is up from the company ...

Females and Gen Y expecting less

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Australian women's expectation of a well-paid job earns $14,000 less a year than that of a man's. Research commissioned by NAB shows Australian men consider a salary of $127,271 as being well-paid, yet their female counterparts are happy to settle for ...