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BetaShares to launch three tech ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... launch three ETFs that it says will give investors access to 'genuine, mega-growth' themes in the technology ecosystem. They will cover large Asian tech companies (ASIA), blockchain companies (BLOK) and the robotics and the artificial intelligence ...

Advisers can't ignore CIPR debate: SSGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... Global Advisors head of retirement solutions for Australia Jonathan Shead said CIPRs will be part of the superannuation ecosystem whether advisers like it or not. CIPRs, which don't apply to the self-managed super fund sector, will be also impacted ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
The value of Australian impact investments quadrupled since mid-2015, according to the peak industry body representing responsible, ethical and impact investors. Latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) research shows investments ...

Insurtechs must work with incumbents: EY

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... Despite self-identifying not as sharks but new entrants who could co-exist peacefully with the giants in the insurance ecosystem, 81% of the respondents said they felt the incumbents were not doing enough to collaborate with innovative start-ups. Bridging ...

Artificial intelligence to become commonplace at instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... existing policy frameworks, or shifted, as the market landscape transforms." "Amid the fast-evolving financial market ecosystem and the growing importance of technological innovation, collaboration amongst financial institutions, technology enablers ...

Incumbents can innovate or separate: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... function of understanding a pain point from the customer and then going and delivering on it. It helps everyone in the ecosystem, from the consumer through to the lender." The AltFi Australasia Summit 2018 will be held at Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf ...

Asset manager bets on blockchain for private equity audits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... complete the audit or develop software tools to audit direct on the blockchain. "By expanding our private equity blockchain ecosystem to the audit community, Northern Trust has enabled audit transactions to be recorded on a blockchain in real time. This ...

Netwealth partners for engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... Netwealth joint managing director Matt Heine saying both Netwealth and myprosperity are committed to fostering an open ecosystem. "We work with a large number of advisors who use their service and we are excited to make this integration a reality," Heine ...

Insurtech associations form global alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
A group of associations representing insurance technology have co-founded a new Global InsurTech Alliance (GITA). Insurtech Australia, along with Insurtech London, Insurtech Asia and FinTechNZ are co-founders, along with future partners in Europe and ...

Venture capital sector booming but needs greater government support

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... shift towards pre and post-series A funding. Price added seed and angel funding are still a vital part of the start-up ecosystem. While the number of deals fell from 185 (2016) to 135 (2017), she said "we are hopeful that the decline in the rate of closed ...