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Insurtechs must work with incumbents: EY

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
Australian insurtechs are more of a complementary addition to the existing insurance value chain than disruptors, according to a new study by Ernst & Young. EY's report Insurtech: Enabler or disruptor? was produced in collaboration with insurTech Australia. ...

Pendal appoints head of investment services

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
Pendal Group has appointed a head of investment services and program office. Justin Howell joins Pendal from LeapFrog Investments, where he was a director. Prior to that, he was investments head of strategy and operations at First State Super. He was ...

Artificial intelligence to become commonplace at instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
About 60% of Northern Trust's Australian-based institutional investment clients believe meaningful adoption of artificial intelligence will occur within the respective businesses over the next two years. Local instos are more bullish on AI than ...

IPS triples funds under administration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
Independent investment and SMSF platform owner Integrated Portfolio Solutions (IPS) tripled its funds under administration over the past three years as it experiences inflows courtesy of advisers and family offices. The platform provider recently passed ...

New partnership to simplify estate planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
Myprosperity is partnering with a specialist estate planning law firm to provide free, automated wills. Added estate planning functionality will allow financial advisers using the myprosperity platform to generate a standard, legally binding will from ...

FinTech Australia appoints former Uber policy head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
FinTech Australia is welcoming a new chief executive. Brad Kitschke joins FinTech Australia having previously served as a consultant specialising in technology, public policy and regulation. He was previously head of communications and public affairs ...

TCorp investment operations boss departs in leadership restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
The general manager of investment implementation and operations at TCorp will leave the business after 13 years as part of a leadership overhaul. Jonathan Green joined TCorp in 2005 as head of investment management; he was previously manager member ...

PIMCO and Allianz begin hiring spree for new business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
PIMCO and Allianz are launching a new Australian retirement income business and recruiting 50 roles in distribution, technology, actuarial, legal, operations, compliance, marketing and customer experience. The new business, Allianz Retire+ Powered by ...

Chief economist update: Onwards and downwards to a recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
Now look at what you've done. It's over! Japan's eight consecutive quarters of expansion is no more. Preliminary estimates show the country's real GDP contracted by 0.2% in the March quarter, more than reversing the 0.1% gain in the ...

Thematic SMAs on the rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
A thematic international investment house partnered with a $110 billion platform to provide access to several separately managed accounts. Praemium has added three themed global share portfolios from Macrovue; the Macroevue Car of the Future Concentrated ...