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Abrdn acquires robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... power of cutting-edge investment technologies. abrdn's forward-looking digital strategy makes the company both an ideal partner for Nucoro and the ideal home for Exo to drive that vision and use its reach to deliver the proposition to customers." In ...

ROAR launches interactive SOA tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
Financial planning technology firm ROAR Software has launched a Statement of Advice solution that comes with a human avatar. DynamicDocs, launched in partnership with customer engagement video software platform HumanableCX, converts Word-based SOAs ...

New chief executive for JPMAM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed a new chief executive for Australia and New Zealand. Andrew Creber, who has been with J.P. Morgan for more than 15 years, has been selected for the top job in the region. He was most recently in J.P. Morgan's ...

Alceon launches retail fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
After seeing the take up of alternative strategies by institutional and family office investors, Alceon Group has established a retail debt income fund secured by real estate. The Alceon Debt Income Fund is targeting a total annualised return of 5-7% ...

Challenger chief executive to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The managing director and chief executive of Challenger will step down in March 2022, while a deputy chief executive has also been named. Richard Howes has been with the company for 18 years, starting as the chief executive of Challenger's life ...

Platform co-founder departs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... said. At the same time, WealthO2 has appointed its founding shareholder Richard Barber and Nimit Capital Partners managing partner John Griffiths to the board. Barber co-founded Class Super and also acted as its chief executive. He previously spent over ...

Asendium partners with regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Financial advice technology solution provider Asendium has added a risk and compliance feature via a new partnership with Fourth Line. Fourth Line will help advisers deliver risk and compliance reviews as part of their document preparation. The integration ...

Lendlease fund acquires assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Lendlease's Australian Prime Property Fund Industrial is acquiring a portfolio of three assets from the Mirvac Industrial Logistics Partnership. The transaction is estimated at $161 million and increases APPF Industrial's portfolio to 39 assets. The ...

Westpac sells life insurance unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Westpac has agreed to offload its life insurance business to TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia for about $900 million. Westpac is due to make a $1.3 billion post-tax loss from the sale. The cash consideration of $900 million includes ongoing payments to Westpac ...

Acquisition to create APAC real assets heavyweight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
A Hong Kong-based real estate developer will acquire a leading APAC real assets fund manager to become the largest manager of its kind in the region. ESR Cayman Limited is to acquire 100% of ARA Asset Management for $7 billion (US$5.2bn) via a 90/10 ...