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Angel investor makes first Australian bet

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... other organisations to support 32 companies and eight venture capital funds. Founders David Beatty and Paul Grossinger connect companies to a global network of LGBT/Ally investors, giving them access to capital, investors' business acumen and contacts. ...

Institutional investors call out climate policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A collective of Australian institutional investors labelled the Federal Government's proposed $3.5 billion Climate Solutions Package as "more of the same", failing to properly address climate change risks. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

AFA rebukes ideological drive against conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... public response to the Royal Commission's final report this morning. Speaking at the Sydney leg of the association's annual Connect Tour, AFA general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson lashed significant sections of Kenneth Hayne's final ...

NAB extends asset manager custody deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
NAB Asset Servicing has extended its custody partnership with a $4.5 billion fund manager. On Tuesday the custodian said an extensive operating model led to the deal extension, which will see it also provide unit registry services, including call centre ...

Digital advice platform opens Sydney office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
A provider of automated investment solutions is opening an Australian office to meet the growing demand for digital financial advice. With a newly established office in Sydney, Quantifeed will leverage local software engineering talent to grow its offering. ...

ClearView launches client-engagement guide

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... psychology and insights from other professions, according to ClearView. "It is human nature to try and understand and connect with those around us. People unconsciously do that but this guide aims to help practices develop and implement a structured ...

Westpac mulls sale of in-house planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... September last year, BT Financial Advice said it plans to scrap its virtual advice offering, formerly known as Wealth Connect. Just 12 months earlier the business consolidated its advice and private wealth divisions to "maintain pace with the rapidly ...

Netflix-style shopping for funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... advisers and clients. Forum 360 has been working for two years to build the prototype for its cloud-based platform to connect fund managers and listed companies with advisers and clients, in a group meeting format. Co-founder and chief executive Rowland ...

Former Macquarie advisers have bans reduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
Two former Macquarie financial advisers that were banned for 10 years for falsifying client records have had their penalties substantially reduced by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Mark Alexander Landau and Marcus Roderick Campbell were banned ...

Industry fund launches new integrated platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... has improved productivity and had culled costs that came with this point-to-point integration. It first used Boomi to connect its insurance and member services platforms. "The speed and simplicity of the project resulted in unprecedented demand from ...