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Pengana flags private equity LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Pengana Capital Group is working with a US$51 billion alternative asset manager to launch a global private equity listed investment trust next year. Pengana enlisted the help of Chicago-based Grosvenor Capital Management to select investments for the ...

Federal oversight of financial services sector clarified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... management of superannuation, competition and consumer policy. He will also oversee the Australian Bureau of Statistics, fintech, and crowd source equity funding, while assisting across the portfolio on matters including taxation legislation and administration. ...

Fintech introduces STP product

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
A fintech has met the Australian Taxation Office single touch payroll requirements and launched its latest product. ClickSuper STP is a product enabling employers to meet single touch payroll obligations by processing their STP data files via the ClickSuper ...

CFA Australia names first chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... Melbourne executive director Graeme Miller. The CFA Institute recently announced it is introducing artificial intelligence, fintech and machine learning to its curriculum in 2019. The Institute updated its subject areas in an effort to arm candidates ...

NAB operations lead resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
The chief operating officer of NAB is returning to the UK to join a global fintech. Following eight years at the institution, Antony Cahill has resigned to take on a new role with a London-based payments technology company. To enable a smooth transition ...

PractiFI opens US office

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
A fintech which delivers business administration services to the financial advice, superannuation and insurance industries has received funding to launch in the US. PractiFI received a $3 million injection from a joint venture between Microequities ...

Former licensee chief to lead fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... chief executive and managing director of Infocus from 2012 to 2017. He was most recently chief executive of AMP-backed fintech Macrovue, a role he held for six months. Bristow will add a wealth of management experience, having worked in senior roles ...

CFA adds AI and fintech to curriculum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
The CFA Institute is introducing artificial intelligence, fintech and machine learning to its curriculum as of next year. The Institute updated its subject areas in an effort to arm candidates with the skills and knowledge needed for success in the ...

GBST Australian revenues dip, UK picks up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
The 34-year-old fintech's Australian business revenues fell last financial year, just as its UK business delivered strong earnings growth. GBST is a provider of administration for wealth management, capital market and retail broking businesses. Its ...

Digital advice, fintech firms merge

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
A B2B digital advice firm co-founded by a former Vanguard Australia executive has merged with a retiree advice platform founded by a former Challenger distribution head. In a deal finalised this morning, SuperEd merged with Retirement Essentials. SuperEd ...