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Fintechs must collaborate, not disrupt: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... with the larger players, a new study shows. The joint report from consulting and technology company Capgemini and the University of Sydney Business School finds while fintechs may provide customer convenience, price advantage, access and greater choice ...

Fiduciary rule introduced in United States

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... advice landscape; advisers account for 10% of the total financial services workforce in the US. A recent study by three university professors analysed a decade of disciplinary data to 2015, finding that 7% of advisers had a history of serious misconduct ...

Super funds and CEFC join investment forces

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... accelerators. It can also invest in clean energy startups sourced from the broader Australian ecosystem, including incubators, university programs and angel groups. The Seed Fund is also registered with Innovation and Science Australia as an early stage ...

Industry fund appoints chief risk officer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... Administration from the Melbourne Business School, and Bachelor's degrees in management and accountancy from the Queensland University of Technology. Statewide Super was voted Workplace Select Choice Product of the Year at the Rainmaker SelectingSuper ...

CFA Institute shrinks gender parity gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... into investment roles in the future. We are encouraged that the programs put in place though our member, candidate and university engagement are making a difference," he said. CFA Institute advocates numerous diversity and inclusion initiatives, including ...

TelstraSuper commits to innovation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... Headquartered in London, IP Group invests in companies that are in the early stages of technology and innovation emanating from university research by incubating ideas and providing finance and expertise to develop that intellectual property into viable ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
The Australian National University has altered its commitment to socially responsible investing after changing the manner in which its domestic equities investments are managed. While the university committed to divesting from several resource and mining ...

Mercer wins university investment mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
A Melbourne university appointed Mercer as its new investment manager and awarded $215 million to two of the investment manager's socially responsible funds. A stronger environmental, social and corporate governance focus will see Swinburne University ...

Three steps and yields stumble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... latest data releases - which on balance disappointed market expectations - helped bring long yields lower. While the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose to its best level since January this year 97.7 in May from 97.0 in the previous ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... The establishment of the authority follows an independent review of the External Dispute Resolution framework, led by University of Melbourne law professor Ian Ramsay. "Australians need to be confident that financial services providers - banks, insurers ...