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Platforms FUM falls $20bn: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
In the year to March end, total funds under management (FUM) held by platforms, wraps and master trusts dropped by $19.5 billion, according to Plan For Life. Specifically, platforms saw a 1.9% decline from over $1 trillion to $982.5 billion, and year ...

Technology top threat to company culture: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... (A&O Consulting), Organisational culture in financial services, 62% of senior leaders view new and emerging technology platforms as the biggest threat to an organisation's culture. The report said technological innovations pose a variety of challenges ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... battery storage is the critical technology of today - applied both on a small scale in homes and for large-scale battery platforms like the Waratah Super Battery. BlackRock is pleased to invest in the Waratah Super Battery, on behalf of our clients ...

Westpac plans aggressive platforms play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
Bringing an end to years of speculation and sales discussions, Westpac will retain its platforms business, saying it intends to "aggressively compete" in the space. Despite having carried out a lengthy and competitive sales process, Westpac is going ...

Australian Retirement Trust names chief of retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... Vincent spent the last five years at BT, most recently as the chief strategy and product officer. Before that, she led the platforms, investments and operations team as managing director, and was general manager of platforms and investments. Vincent's ...

Macquarie shifts toward AI-first banking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... processes. "Over the past decade, we've made significant investments in the technology that underpins our retail banking platforms, building them to be cloud-first and completely digital," said Macquarie's head of banking and financial services group ...

Labor advances super performance test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... "ill-conceived", he said, adding that the methodology designed for MySuper, where members have one product, is in stark contrast to platforms members utilise to access multiple investment options. "The test treats each individual investment option as ...

Infratil buys Brookfield stake in telco business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... exciting near-term opportunities for investment across our portfolio, in particular across our digital and renewables platforms," Infratil chief executive Jason Boyes said. One New Zealand, previously known as Vodafone New Zealand, has 2.7 million connections ...

SEC sues Binance, chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... secretly controlled the Binance.US platform's operations. It's also alleged that Zhao and Binance exercise control of the platforms' customers' assets, allowing them to mix customer assets or divert them as they please, including sending them to a separate ...

AMP restructures wealth management, chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... took his seat early the following year. AMP Australia eventually became AWM, which operates advice, superannuation, and platforms. Hartley took over from Alex Wade, who suddenly exited in August 2020. After a few months in, Hartley made sweeping changes ...