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Former Prime Minister joins global investment firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... to accelerate and share the firm's method and success. "Each member of the council has driven the use of digital technologies to serve customers or constituents, with particular strength in mobile innovation," LeapFrog said. "All have championed long-term ...

China backs blockchain, Bitcoin soars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... for blockchain technology. "We must take blockchain as an important breakthrough for independent innovation of core technologies, clarify the main directions, increase investment, focus on a number of key technologies, and accelerate the development ...

Industry fund awards $200mn mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... also free up capital for these healthcare and aged care providers so they can invest in other opportunities like new technologies, up skilling their workforces and expanding into new areas of operation."

New SMAs launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... tobacco, weapons, heavy polluters, gambling and coal while targeting healthcare, recycling, education, sustainable technologies, clean energy and aged care. The team behind the launch include Terry Pinnell as portfolio manager and head of stewardship ...

Trillionaires around the corner: study

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... tycoons will live to see their net worth rise to a trillion dollars. This includes Michael Dell, founder of Dell Technologies, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page and Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft chief executive. The list also features Indian ...

NAB builds banking team, cuts fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... years, we have been transforming our business and reshaping our workforce. This means investing in skill sets and technologies to support the sectors that matter most to Australia," Healy said. In a separate announcement, the bank said it is removing ...

FinPal and MiiiA merge, announce rebrand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
Financial advice software providers FinPal and MiiiA have announced plans to merge their technologies and services before rebranding as Fin365. FinPal founder and chief executive Stephen Handley said he is confident the merger will lead to accelerated ...

Senate creates committee on fintech, regtech

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... the opportunity fintech and regtech may give for Australian consumers and business; barriers to the uptake of new technologies in the financial sector; and the progress in reforming fintech facilitation and how it compares to other global regimes. Also ...

AMP hires head of whistleblowing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... from AMP including a new system to capture incidents, issues and breaches information more effectively and upgraded technologies to identify and prevent financial crime. AMP has also introduced new risk processes to manage interactions with regulators ...

Manager vacancy at $50m fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... generating investing. However, its investment universe allows eligible companies in finance, insurance and construction technologies. In September last year, Blue Sky Alternative Investments borrowed $50 million in a convertible note facility from Oaktree ...