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BNP Paribas AM acquires fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... B2C robo-adviser, Birdee, which is currently being rolled-out by a growing number of private and retail banks, asset managers and insurance companies across Europe. "The partnership with one of the most advanced robo-advisory solutions available in the ...

The disconnect at the heart of financial services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... significant effects on three key areas: organisational effectiveness, employee engagement and client satisfaction. "As asset managers we want to prove we aren't an industry of leeches; that we're actually contributing to broader economic growth. But ...

Liquidnet promotes Australian leader, names successor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... for his dedication and commitment to growing our business." Liquidnet is where more than 850 of the world's top asset managers and other like-minded investors come to execute large block trades with maximum anonymity and minimum market impact.

UBS names key Aussie hire

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... having worked in various roles with BlackRock, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and Bridgeport - Advisers and Asset Managers. UBS chief executive Bryce Doherty welcomed Williams, noting: "Ben is a highly experienced, widely respected and well credentialed ...

Asset managers need more tech leaders in C-suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... financial services sector - particularly in asset management, Calastone marketing director Andrew Tomlinson said. Asset managers should do more to take advantage of the great opportunities and value technology presents to them, Tomlinson said. If they ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... ramifications on investment banks, he added. "Investment banks, who think their main current business model is providing asset managers with insight and research and value in exchange for trading business, will have to change their approach. That model ...

Liquidnet opens doors to Pakistani equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... for growth and opportunities," Porter said. Porter added that given the increasing regulatory constraints put on asset managers as a result of the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) policies, Liquidnet's launch in Pakistan will ...

RARE expands to meet growing demand

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... experience to RARE including senior positions at K2 Asset Management, Zurich, BT Funds Management and Commerce Asset Managers in Kuala Lumpur. "We are excited to have someone of Jenny's calibre join our team," Williams said. The appointment follows the ...

Responsible AUM strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... more Australians want their investments and savings to align with their values, he added. RIAA canvassed some 104 asset managers, super funds, financial advisers, banks and investment managers with the help of KPMG conducting the research.

Asset managers feeling profit squeeze

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
Profit margins of asset managers globally contracted for the first time since the Global Financial Crisis, research from the Boston Consulting Group shows, warning fee pressures are continuing to rise across the industry. Despite global assets under ...