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Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... have to rely on exemptions and therefore can include lifetime annuities and make recommendations using human advisers or digital advice tools - but with the appropriate warnings, he said. "It might be argued that they have an obligation to do so in the ...

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF: A landmark institutional event?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... Schwab have collaborated to back EDX Markets, a non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange for institutional investors. Fidelity Digital Assets president Tom Jessop said that platform will provide investors with the security, custody, and liquidity they need ...

Westpac plans aggressive platforms play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... opportunities, and we want to leverage our strengths. We are very strong in managed accounts and we're very strong in digital, so we see those areas as great opportunities to continue to be market leaders," he said. "We're very focused. We've ...

Macquarie shifts toward AI-first banking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... 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 Greg Ward. "By leveraging that investment in our technology ...

ASIC flags AI regulation remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... Generative AI, in essence, preternaturally communicates and creates with a user. It can "write text, compose music, and create digital art that has garnered headlines and persuaded consumers and households to experiment on their own," McKinsey said. ...

BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... VanEck spot bitcoin ETF. The creation of the iShares Bitcoin Trust comes amid a period of extreme volatility for many digital assets, including bitcoin. Recent events in the digital asset industry, including the bankruptcy of several entities and regulatory ...

ANZ reaches agreement with QLD government over Suncorp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... Under the implementation agreement, ANZ will establish a new major tech hub in Brisbane for technology specialists in digital, cloud and data. Over a five-year period it will hire or place 700 people into the tech hub, work with Google to deliver cloud ...

New Quantum reveals Nasdaq listing plans

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Bondi-based digital wealth management platform New Quantum has signed a business combination agreement with Canna-Global Acquisition Corp to become a publicly listed company in the US. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Canna-Global, New Quantum will now ...

AMP rolls out new North features

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... its platform functionality, including a new interface with improved online performance and search functionality, and a digital consent tool. Advisers can also now access historical advice fees via a new ART report. "North continues to invest in its award-winning ...

Infratil buys Brookfield stake in telco business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... NZ, we continue to see 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 ...