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Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Australia's finance sector ranks second among its Asia-Pacific peers when it comes to digital transformation, according to State Street research. The Asia-Pacific portion of State Street's global survey of 2000 investors and 500 investment providers ...

NAB hires former NSW premier

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
National Australia Bank appointed former New South Wales premier Mike Baird as its chief customer officer, corporate and institutional banking. Baird started his career in banking with NAB in 1989 and worked for Deutsche Bank and HSBC prior to entering ...

ANZ appoints culture executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... welcome a key human resources executive to a role with broader scope and new title. Kathryn van der Merwe is joining the bank as group executive, talent and culture. She will lead ANZ's human resources functions. Van der Merwe will relieve deputy chief ...

Centrepoint growing wealth business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... into managed accounts solution, the company said. The sale of its insurance premium funding business for $21.4 million to Bank of Queensland recorded a $4.5 million gain, further boosting its bottom line. Centrepoint's after-tax profit, which inched ...

VanEck expands investment lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... across VanEck's complete suite of passive strategies. Previous to VanEck, Liddell worked in the investment solutions team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London and has also held roles with Goldman Sachs JBWere in private wealth management. "We are ...

Investment manager and advice group join forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... to a broader retail advisory service, Clime Investment Management formed an alliance with one of Australia's largest non-bank financial advice dealer groups. Aligning with Futuro Financial Services, Clime will draw upon the licence, operating and compliance ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Australian fintech investment in 2016 remained strong despite a 47.2% global slide in fintech investment, according to KPMG International's The Pulse of Fintech report. Total fintech investment in Australia reached $626 million across 25 deals in 2016 ...

Countplus appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Countplus is welcoming the former chair of the Financial Planning Association as its new chief executive. Matthew Rowe will take the reins at the ASX-listed wealth management group having been a director since October last year. He is also chair and ...

ASIC bans Melbourne insurance broker

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Melbourne based insurance broker, Anthony Doring, has been permanently banned from providing financial services. Following an ASIC hearing the regulator found that Doring, manager of Phil Doring Insurance Brokers (PDIB) deliberately engaged in dishonest ...

NAB committed to growing impact investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... Philanthropy Australia chief executive Sarah Davies said. NAB general manager, corporate responsibility, Jodi Geddes said the bank's support is influenced by its customer's desire to change the world for the better. "We are proud of our leading role ...