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FinTech Australia appoints former Uber policy head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... role, he said: "It is a tremendous honour to be able to lead an organisation which has been able to achieve so much to advance the fintech cause in a relatively short period." "FinTech Australia has established itself as a credible and consistent policy ...

Alphinity rolls out sustainable Aussie equities fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
Alphinity Investment Management has launched a new Australian equities fund designed to address the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund (SSF) aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index after ...

Thematic SMAs on the rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
A thematic international investment house partnered with a $110 billion platform to provide access to several separately managed accounts. Praemium has added three themed global share portfolios from Macrovue; the Macroevue Car of the Future Concentrated ...

Commonwealth Bank CFO resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
Commonwealth Bank chief financial officer Rob Jesudason has resigned with immediate effect after less than 12 months in the role. Jesudason is relocating to Hong Kong after being appointed as group president and chief operating officer of Block.one ...

PIMCO partners with data and analytics platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... helping them implement investment strategies to deliver attractive returns for our clients," he said. In an effort to advance its investment-related infrastructure, PIMCO recently announced it will open an office in Austin, Texas later this year in part ...

Australian Ethical divests AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... financial services and the "additional complexity that creates greater opportunity for customer interests to be sacrificed to advance employees' personal interests." "I think everyone is looking at these issues - what are the additional fixes to be made ...

MGP to expand super solutions, director resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Managed Accounts Holdings is expanding its superannuation capabilities and is on track to acquire an existing Registrable Superannuation Entity. A non-executive director will also step down from the MGP board. The managed accounts and investment administrator ...

Industry wants one-stop-shop professional body: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
The financial services industry is voting in favour of one overarching professional body to oversee standards and codes of conduct, Financial Standard' latest spot poll shows. We asked readers to respond to the statement: Does the financial services ...

Super fund launches renewable energy investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
Future Super will launch its new investment option later this month, one which targets a 20% allocation to renewable energy and does not invest in fossil fuels. Future Super co-founder Simon Sheikh said Future Super Growth (Renewables Plus) empowers ...

OneVue and managed account provider add scale to advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
OneVue and a specialist managed account provider have been chosen by a boutique financial advice firm to deliver a customised solution to high-net worth clients. Following a business model review, Victorian advice practice Kuda Wealth now offers a suite ...