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EQT partners with fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
Equity Trustees has partnered with a fintech to help boost its funds governance capabilities. PControl Oversight, a provider of fund accounting and investment operations solutions and owned by the Milestone Group, will help provide a fund oversight ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... never, ever higher someone who is "almost right" for the job. 1.10pm - Last session before lunch was on digital advice. Fintech Australia head Danielle Szetho and Red Marker CEO Matt Symons were the lead panellists, chaired by former MP Bernie Ripoll. ...

Interim chief executive leaves listed advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... operational matters in the interim. Separately, Spring FG also announced the pre-Christmas launch of its direct-to-consumer fintech platform, MyMoney247. The platform will enable consumers to link hundreds of Australian bank, brokerage and investment ...

Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... derivatives and real estate (equal 4%). The CFA Institute recently announced it will incorporate artificial intelligence, fintech and robo-advice in its examinations.

Turning lazy cash into super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
An Australian fintech is giving financial advisers another tool through which to help clients grow their superannuation balances. Much like Acorns, automated micro-savings app Carrott rounds everyday transactions made on credit or debit cards up to ...

BNP Paribas AM acquires fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... adding digital advisory services to enhance the digitalisation of its distributors, buying a majority stake in a Belgian fintech. Gambit Financial Solutions is now the preferred partner for all current and future robo-advisory solutions for BNP Paribas ...

Centrepoint forms fintech alliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
A newly-formed fintech partnership will enable Centrepoint Alliance financial advisers to develop stronger client relationships as well as provide tools to promote shared responsibility for the client's financial situation. A full-service money management ...

Fintech future lies in a winning ecosystem: Reinventure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
The Australian fintech sector must hone its focus to developing a specific ecosystem or risk losing out to a highly competitive global marketplace, according to Reinventure Group. Speaking at the Australia's Asian Future Summit on Friday, Reinventure ...

Experienced executives chasing fintechs, start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... review, Perceptor said 2017 was a year where financial services candidates looked at leaving bigger organisations to join fintech and start-up businesses. Director of Perceptor's financial services practice, Richard Baker said: "Anticipation of modest ...

Acorns hits $100m milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... Portfolio, which applies environmental, social and corporate governance strategies to investments. According to the EY FinTech Adoption Index, Australia is embracing fintech at a rapid pace, well ahead of other markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore and ...