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ASX blockchain move defensive: Professor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... (CIFR) event, Yermack described the ASX's blockchain announcement in January as "a blockbuster, a real milestone in the fintech area." Yet Yermack remains skeptical of the ASX's true ambitions and says wider plans for the exchange to upgrade all of its ...

ACFS head departs to Vic government

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... contribution and profile. The Financial Integration in Asia project and Stage 4 of Funding Australia's Future - focusing on Fintech - will make a lasting contribution to policy development and industry practice in key areas of financial services." Auster ...

InvestmentLink launches fintech data grant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
Independent financial data source InvestmentLink has established a data grant to support emerging Australian fintech companies. The grant will allow selected fintech start-ups to access a feed of financial account and investment fund data for free for ...

GBST director resigns in board renewal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
Global fintech firm GBST has announced the resignation of a long-term board director. Kim Sundell was a non-executive director on GBST's board since 2001. He has been a managing director of Sydney-based private investment firm Crown Financial and was ...

Former Calastone MD launches fintech solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... MA Operator, said removing inefficiencies and providing a sophisticated and independent service, was the primary goal. "Fintech generally is brilliant at removing needless complexity and inefficiency, wherever it's applied. Fintech generally also gives ...

ThinkSmart to de-list from ASX

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Listed fintech company ThinkSmart has announced its plans to de-list on the ASX and migrate to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. As part of the move, ThinkSmart has entered an agreement to raise roughly £5 million via undertaking a placement ...

Industry innovation is not coming from within: Sharp

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... long-term positive change for the end consumer and the economy." He praised the efforts being mounted by the fledgling fintech sector and the assistance of corporate regulator ASIC in providing 'sandbox' relief to start-up digital technologies. "These ...

OwnersAdvisory awarded fintech prize

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
Macquarie owned OwnersAdvisory was recognised at the inaugural Australian FinTECH awards, taking out the best fintech innovation in wealth management category. In its first year, the annual Australian finTECH awards seek to recognise success and innovation ...

ASIC and Singapore regulator sign co-op agreement

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... regulatory harmony between the two countries. The new Innovation Functions Co-operation Agreement is designed to give fintech companies in Australia and Singapore access to regulatory and licensing facilities in each country and reduce uncertainty and ...

FinTech Australia appoints CEO from Fairfax

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
Fintech association FinTech Australia has appointed a new chief executive. Danielle Szetho joins FinTech Australia from FairFax Media, where she was banking and finance industry head. She held multiple other roles at Fairfax, including head of data ...