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Mercer scoops up third BT business unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... nine business units have been divested, including the merger of BT's personal and corporate superannuation funds and the sale of Advance Asset Management to Mercer. Platforms, Westpac Pacific, margin lending and auto finance business currently remain. ...

Last chance to vote: MAX Awards

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
Voting for the 29th annual Financial Standard MAX Awards will close at 5pm today. So far, the nominees have received 2494 votes in total. The MAX Awards look to celebrate the best and brightest in financial services marketing, advertising, and sales ...

ASX expands partnership program criteria

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... consider selling its 43% stake in the latter. Yieldbroker is currently being courted by US platform Tradeweb Markets. The sale is worth $125 million and the ASX will potentially earn $55 million. An earlier version of this article stated that the Partnership ...

GBST acquires WealthConnect platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
GBST has bolstered its fintech portfolio by acquiring WealthConnect, the flagship product of the now-defunct financial software provider Creativemass, for an undisclosed amount. WealthConnect is a digital practice management, customer relationship management ...

JPMorgan among banks to bid in First Republic sale

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... by depositing $30 billion into First Republic. However, it would seem the that wasn't enough to stop it from sinking. The sale process follows the long-awaited review of SVB's collapse by the Federal Reserve. In its report, the Fed explained the ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
The recent collapses of local financial advice startups Creativemass and TIQK indicate that the freewheeling days of venture capital funding is drawing to an end. Creativemass, a financial services software provider used by the likes of AMP and Bombora ...

Citi names local chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Citi has promoted interim country officer Mark Woodruff to the role of chief executive, Australia and head of Citi's Australia and New Zealand cluster. Woodruff, who has been with the bank for 20 years, has also previously served as head of markets ...

US platform bids for Yieldbroker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... derivatives trading platform Yieldbroker, which is 43% owned by the ASX, is in talks with a US counterpart over a potential sale. New York-based Tradeweb Markets is in advanced discussions to by Yieldbroker under an all-cash deal valued at $125 million. ...

Lonsec nabs Franklin Templeton sales director

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
Marc Hraiki will join the Lonsec team as its first executive director, adviser sales and service. Hraiki's appointment to the newly created role follows the acquisition of Implemented Portfolios in August last year and the subsequent restructure of ...

MAX Awards 2023: Get voting

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
Votes are flowing for the finalists of the 2023 Financial Standard MAX Awards - be sure to make yours count. Now in its 29th year, the MAX Awards seek to recognise individuals, teams and organisations in the financial services industry excelling in ...