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Allianz Retire+ announces leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... been filled by Paul Harris. Harris is a former partner at EY and has spent about 20 years working with financial institutions, primarily insurers. Meanwhile, BT Funds Management non-executive chair and iCare director David Plumb has been named inaugural ...

J.P. Morgan expands Australian distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... responsible for building and strengthening relationships with independent financial advisers and major financial institutions and will play a critical role in helping to enhance JPMAM's funds business. She will be based in the Sydney office and report ...

FASEA names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... and has previously held roles with the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors, the Victorian Financial Institutions Commission and KPMG. He is the current chair of APRA's Superannuation Industry Group. FASEA chair Catherine Walter said ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... customer experience," Sowerby said in a statement. Quantifeed provides B2B robo-advice services to nine financial institutions across Asia-Pacific, including Cathay United Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Financial Holdings.

NSW fintechs dominate Finnie Awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... consumers and businesses new and improved services and a real alternative to the banks and other traditional financial institutions," Kitschke said. "The winners include smaller fintech startup companies but now also include larger scale-up fintechs ...

Daido Life buys stake in life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... Integrity Life underwriting the life insurance component of QBE's consumer credit insurance suite sold via financial institutions. Integrity Life managing director and chief executive Chris Powell at the time said: "The top 10 life insurers hold ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... even better placed by geography, to issue sukuks to assist in the funding of our infrastructure. Local financial institutions, such as National Australia Bank and Crescent Wealth have expertise in building compliant Islamic debt structures, and could ...

Findex launches debt advisory business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... the ins and outs of a business' banking requirements, and provide value-add to client interactions with financial institutions." This move follows Findex naming Mary Driscoll as the managing partner for the South Queensland arm of Crowe Horwath. Driscoll ...

Advisers still resistant to social media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... Netwealth joint managing director Matt Heine said. "Our new competitors are not other advice practices or financial institutions, but customer-obsessed tech companies. These companies have a laser-focus on customer engagement, delivering a seamless and ...

Robeco wins two mandates worth $500m

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
Robeco was awarded mandates, collectively representing $500 million, by two financial institutions in Australia and New Zealand. While the institutions haven't been named, both made investments in Robeco's fundamental global credits strategy. ...