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Deutsche Bank slashes global workforce, exits global equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
Deutsche Bank is pushing past a "difficult period" by overhauling its global operations, resulting in 18,000 employees losing their jobs. The European bank announced overnight it will exit global equities functions of sales and trading, but retain an ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
The Electrical Trades Union has condemned Industry Super Australia's recent report on the energy crisis, saying it puts at risk the very people ISA is supposed to represent. The report, Fixing the Energy Crisis, was issued by ISA last week. It makes ...

Chief economist update: The turn in Australia's cycle from vicious to virtuous

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... the inverted US yield curve's signalling a recession in America) and lingering uncertainties - wars (trade, currencies, tech, nuclear), the still unresolved issue of Brexit and Trump, among others. The domestic economy is none too good either - so ...

Class expands executive line-up

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... [Delmar] has worked in engineering, management and sales and held positions giving him a unique perspective on the business and tech value propositions shaping today's businesses in the fourth industrial revolution," Russell said. Russell's update also ...

GROW Super unveils admin platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
GROW Super has ventured into distributed ledger technology with the launch of a new superannuation administration platform. TINA aims to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies, helping super funds gain greater control of how they deliver ...

Scaled advice tools on the rise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
Close to 50% of financial advice firms plan to adopt scaled advice technology within the next two years. This is a key finding of the latest AdviceTech report from Netwealth, examining 330 advice firms. According to the report, 47.3% of the firms examined ...

Shadforth signs new tech partner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
Shadforth Financial Group has signed a new partner to provide third-party clearing and settlement services. FinClear will now deliver trading, clearing and settlement services to Shadforth, along with its TradeCentre front-end technology. FinClear chief ...

Raiz hikes fees for low balances

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Raiz Invest is bumping up fees for low-balance customers from 1 August 2019. Monthly maintenance fees will increase to $2.50 for active account balances of less than $10,000. For accounts with equal to or greater than $10,000, the account fee is unchanged ...

Netwealth distribution lead exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
The head of distribution at Netwealth has left the company. The ASX-listed superannuation and investment solution provider has confirmed the departure of Nick Mitchell. A Netwealth spokesperson confirmed Mitchell's resignation, citing personal reasons. ...

Industry funds consider $22bn merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
Two industry superannuation funds are considering merging to create a $22 billion superannuation fund. MTAA Super and Tasplan have entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding to investigate a possible merger that would see the creation of a $22 ...