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Clime launches new SMA portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... Clime ecosystem." To underpin its direct portfolio investment solution, Clime also announced it had partnered with Aussie fintech OpenInvest. The fintech has developed online managed portfolio technology, as well as an online application process and ...

Morningstar boosts financial planning capabilities

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... to advanced planning for high-net-worth-focused advisors," Brayman said. "When it comes to finding a large, strategic fintech partner that can help us scale our solutions in the marketplace and enhance the value to our users globally, Morningstar is ...

Spitfire loses top executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... years prior to taking his position at Spitfire. The company said: "Anil left Spitfire with intentions to set up his own fintech business. Spitfire is totally supportive of Anil's move and wishes him well." Financial Standard understands Sagaram was initially ...

New private credit fund to launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... approach to cover the full breadth of alternative credit solutions." "Additionally, our fund/legal due diligence, in-house fintech capabilities and strength of our local market networks helps us source and filter the highest quality investable assets ...

Government loves SMSFs: Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology has delivered a gushing address to the SMSF Association conference - promising the government is supportive of the SMSF sector. Addressing delegates, Senator Jane ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... declined to implement the equality changes recommended by Future Super. The worst performing financial services company was fintech Xero, coming in with a score of 53%. Property investment manager Charter Hall group also scored highly (88%), as did real ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... fragmentation will ease, enabling companies to fully leverage the potential of global payments," the report said. "Non-traditional fintech players, which have already disrupted the market in many ways, will find new ways to continue to do so, this time ...

Fintech appoints former super fund chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
The former chief executive of a $78 billion superannuation fund has joined the board of an ASX-listed fintech. Former First State Super chief Michael Dwyer has joined the board of Iress, alongside Trudy Vonhoff. The two have been appointed as non-executive ...

Regulation costly, time consuming: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... financial services sector could provide similar advantages and make Australia a proving ground for the development of fintech for export," the CSIRO added. In addition, the organisation also published a report in conjunction with 22 leading Australian ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia will not allow tech giant Facebook to launch its cryptocurrency Libra in Australia until all risks and regulatory requirements have been mitigated. And even if these regulatory requirements were met there wouldn't be ...