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Equipsuper boosts digital and member experience teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
Equipsuper is boosting its member experience and digital capabilities with several new hires. Former SS&C DST director of product development Sam Higgie has taken the position of product strategy consultant. Higgie reports to head of product experience ...

Midwinter appoints new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
Jeffrey Hall has been appointed as Midwinter chief executive, joining the company after about seven years as a director in EY's wealth and asset management arm. Midwinter said Hall's appointment followed an active search for additional "executive presence" ...

Fintech expands team for ongoing growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A wealth management technology and service provider has made a raft of appointments to support significant growth seen in 2018. FinClear said it experienced headcount growth of 120% over the last 12 months and expects the trend to continue, adding four ...

Global manager launches ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A global manager has launched a new strategy for that will invest in listed companies poised to benefit from the trend towards decarbonisation. Investec Asset Management's Global Environment Strategy aims to identify the businesses whose products ...

KPMG expands advice remediation team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
KPMG recently launched a hiring spree to support clients with financial advice remediation efforts. As wealth managers further move to remediate customers for various fees for no service and financial advice misconduct, KPMG is bolstering its managed ...

ASX to sell IRESS investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
The ASX is offloading its entire stake in financial software company IRESS for $358 million with UBS managing the sale. ASX Limited invested in IRESS's initial public offering in 2000 when both were predominantly focused on servicing the Australian ...

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Two tweets from the US President (only because it couldn't fit in one) were all it took to send China's stocks soaring and turn its market technically from a bear to a bull. China's Shanghai Composite Index spiked 5.6% yesterday after US ...

Macquarie shuffles wealth leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Macquarie's wealth division is about to see a few changes at the top. From April 1, Macquarie head of wealth product and technology Cameron Garrett will head up the firm's wealth intermediary. After leading the firm's wealth products and technology ...

Centrepoint emerges from the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Centrepoint Alliance's business and leadership restructure have helped pull the ASX-listed company out of the red. Centrepoint overturned a $1.3 million loss to $100,000 of after-tax profit in the six months to December 2018. Operating expenses fell ...

SMSFA recognises member achievements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
The Self-Managed Super Fund Association recognised several distinguished participants in the SMSF community on the final day of its national conference. SuperConcepts' executive manager of SMSF technical services Mark Ellem picked up the SMSFA CEO Award ...