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Iress invests in blockchain

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Financial services software company Iress has acquired a blockchain communication platform to improve accountability and efficiency in data collection and storage. BC Gateways' platform allows for the secure exchange of data and documents for the financial ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
The past year has served as the beginning of the superannuation industry's transformation. Yes, recent years have seen nothing but reform after reform, but 2019 has been something different entirely. The Productivity Commission and Royal Commission ...

Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Australian Tax Office has celebrated a major win, with tech giant Google set to cough up an extra $481.5 million on top of its previous tax payments. It comes following a 10 year dispute between the ATO and Google. Microsoft, Apple and Facebook ...

Tech to topple banking: RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
Tech companies are poised to disrupt the dominant position of the big four banks on the financial system in the coming years. That's according to the RBA's head of financial stability Jonathan Kearns, who on Monday at the Australasian Finance and Banking ...

Zenith acquired by private equity firm

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... acquire the business. Five V Capital, set up by Adrian MacKenzie in 2013, is best known for being an early backer of Aussie tech darling Canva, and currently has over $650 million in funds under management. A capital raise earlier this year saw Five ...

VFMC partners for transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
Victorian Funds Management Corporation has awarded a key investment services mandate. BNY Mellon will provide VFMC with its Eagle Data Management product to assist VFMC with its data and IT transformation strategy. The two parties have also signed a ...

Australians gifted new tech index

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
Aussie tech lovers and investors alike can celebrate a little early this silly season thanks to the announcement of a whole new S&P tech index set to track the movers and losers of Australia's booming tech sector. Set to launch February 21 next year ...

Dealer group boosts compliance team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
A privately-owned dealer group has strengthened its compliance capabilities with a hire from MLC Wealth. Lifespan Financial Planning has appointed Anna Mirzoyan to the newly created role of compliance and technical officer. In her new role, Mirzoyan ...

New head for Sydney Stock Exchange

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
The Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) has announced Michael Go as its new chief executive. Go joined the SSX earlier this year after working as head of trading for Thomson Reuters in Hong Kong since 2015. Prior to that Go held positions as head of markets ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
One of the largest providers of SOAs has seen a significant rise in users, with the cost of super and pension investments dropping by up to 10 basis points on the back of digital advice. The Sargon Decimal annual Digital Insights report shows that between ...