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Cyber criminals jump on ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... government websites and communications," he said. "The ACCC is responding to increased scam activity by engaging in disruption, awareness training and sharing intelligence with businesses and other government agencies."

Platforms reveal merger details

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... diversified customer base, international reach and a larger more flexible balance sheet, which is expected to accelerate the disruption of the sector's incumbent platforms. The offer will enable the merged group to have a number of important differentiators ...

Wealth manager takes massive profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... an update on its 2020 interim operating earnings to the ASX, citing the impact from market volatility and economic disruption due to COVID-19. The wealth manager reported an underlying profit for all businesses, including Australian wealth management ...

Good quarter but bad year for US instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... Northern Trust noted longer-term returns for all three institutional segments were constrained by the earlier market disruption, despite a strong June quarter. "With June 30 marking the end of the fiscal year for many public funds and university endowments ...

Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... of macro-economic policies. "The bond market is an evolving ecosystem driven by structural change and technological disruption," Souders said. "Unlike equities, fixed income does not trade on an exchange, but rather over-the-counter, through a broker ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... structural shifts underway in the Australian wealth management industry, Smith believes the industry is ripe for (digital) disruption. "Clearly automated advice in Australia has been a challenging space since the early 2010s; I don't think anyone ...

Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... ways are no longer the best", with social distancing practices signaling the industry's hiring processes are ripe for disruption. "Traditional resumes and job interviews alone are poor predictors of actual job performance as interviewees give rehearsed ...

AMP advisers low priority for ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... policy, which we announced in August last year. We have outlined the support we're providing advisers through a time of disruption across the industry which is ultimately improving outcomes for clients," A spokesperson for AMP said. "We continue to regularly ...

Spaceship Super gets boost from Voyager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
Spaceship chief executive Andrew Moore says its managed investments business has been the "single, strongest" source of growth for its $300 million superannuation fund. Spaceship, which started out as a superannuation fund in 2017, added a managed funds ...

US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New York based ARP Investments has entered the Australian market through a partnership with Axius Partners. ARP currently manages US$2 billion in assets and describes itself as a boutique technology and innovation driven alternative systematic investment ...