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SG Hiscock introduces medical tech fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... a board that comprises the likes of St Vincent's Medical Research Institute former chair Brenda Shanahan and Planet Innovation co-founder Sam Lanyon. With Australian medical technology among the best in the world, portfolio manager Rory Hunter said the ...

CBA offloads general insurance arm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... vision for the future of home insurance, the potential for better customer outcomes, and an exciting role for digital innovation along our entire value chain." The sale comes after the bank divested its 37.5% stake in BoCommLife to MS&AD Insurance Group ...

IOOF completes phase one of platform consolidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... efficiencies and deliver a high-quality user experience. I am confident that advisers and clients alike will value this innovation."

Schroders Capital adds private assets unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... business. Global head of Schroders Capital Georg Wunderlin said the unification will promote knowledge sharing and innovation across Schroders' private assets businesses and showcase a diversified range of investment strategies for investors. "The launch ...

Count Financial adds two practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
... Financial network. DMCA Advisory director Tania Tonkin said: "We chose Count Financial due to their strong focus on innovation and technology to achieve better client experiences as well as the fact that they operate a clean model which is not aligned ...

Iress hires head of product design

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
The financial services software company hired a global head of product as it looks to focus on design innovation. Amir Ansari joins from digital consultant firm Transpire where he was director of user experience. He is also currently chair and mentor ...

Vanguard head jumps to industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... Vanguard has made the move to a $61 billion industry super fund. Andrew Reeve has been appointed head of strategy and innovation - investments at Cbus, the industry fund for the construction and building sector. Reeve had spent about five years at Vanguard ...

Northern Trust appoints head of APAC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... to name Ange to this important role," Cherecwich said. "The Asia Pacific region is a leading centre for technology innovation, with Singapore as a key hub, particularly for our blockchain initiatives. More broadly, we continue to see significant demand ...

Investors move to thematic funds

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... domiciled in Australia, of which seven launched in the first quarter of this year. These include BetaShares Climate Change Innovation, VanEck Vectors Global Clean Energy, NT World Green Transition Index Fund (AUD), NT World Green Transition Index Fund ...

ASX deputy chief executive resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... become the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). "Peter is a strong advocate for embracing new technology to deliver innovation and efficiency across our industry. This is best exemplified by his leadership of the investigation and adoption of distributed ...