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Calastone adopts blockchain

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... said. Calastone completed the first phase of its blockchain testing in June, analysing trade order placements and settlement of mutual funds. The proof of concept stage was able to determine the volume of transactions processed was "many times greater" ...

Blockchain feasibility test successful: Calastone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... Financial technology company Calastone completed the first phase of its blockchain testing by analysing the trades and settlement of mutual funds. This involved testing a large volume of trades across global markets to give a better understanding of ...

NZ Super Fund settles stake in Kiwibank

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
The NZ Super Fund and ACC have announced the settlement of an investment in Kiwi Group Holdings, the owner of the Kiwibank. NZ Super Fund has acquired a 25% stake from NZ Post for $263 million, while ACC has invested $231 million for a 22% stake. The ...

ASX responds to CFR regulatory expectations

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... will provide opportunities for productivity gains and innovation. "ASX's investment means that the clearing and settlement of Australia's cash equities market will continue to be efficient and competitive." The Government noted that it will also amend ...

Lonsec offloads broking business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... and we are excited to be building out increased services for financial intermediaries in execution, clearing and settlement of ASX and Chi-X listed equity and derivative transactions. In particular, we see a significant opportunity to support the growing ...

ANZ platform exec goes to Canadian tech firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
A former platform executive at ANZ has announced he has taken up a senior role at a Canadian technology firm. Dean Hanna was head of platform at ANZ's Digital Innovation and Analytics Lab from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, he held two other roles at ...

ASX partners with US tech firm for new trade platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... and reduce back-office administration and compliance costs, while investors could experience significantly faster settlement of equity transactions - potentially in near real-time." The system works by filling "blocks" with a group of recent transactions ...

Charter Hall industrial funds swell

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... funds, the Core Plus Industrial Fund (CPIF), Core Logistics Partnership (CLP) and Direct Industrial Fund No.3 (DIF3). Settlement of the acquisitions has or will occur prior to 30 September 2015. Charter Hall joint managing director David Harrison said ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... tide of emigration, which was to last for no less than five years, broke out." "All in all, from the start of the settlement of the negotiation in 1984 to 1997, nearly 1 million people emigrated; consequently, Hong Kong suffered serious loss of capital." ...

Sunsuper makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... directorships including chair of NPP Australia - the finance industry consortium building the infrastructure for real time settlement of payments - and Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers. Additionally, he holds a non-executive director position with ...