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Open banking regime to boost advice

DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
Australia's open banking regime will fundamentally change the way financial advisers interact with consumers but several hurdles must be cleared before any true potential is realised. The expected multi-billion dollar implementation of open banking ...

Thomson Reuters sells analytics business to institutional investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
A Canadian pension fund, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund and a global private equity giant have purchased a stake in Thomson Reuters' Financial and Risk business. Private equity funds managed by Blackstone, together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment ...

Natixis IM appoints insto sales director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... the coming years, forming a cornerstone of the firm's plans for strategic growth. "Chris' depth of experience will help connect local Australian institutions to our global network of specialised investment managers," Chemouny said. Spinos said he is ...

Changing nature of advice to benefit institutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... planners begin their careers in salaried positions and place existing advisers' exit strategies at risk. That is the view of Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan, saying older financial planners are facing regulatory and educational ...

IFM increases stake in Decimal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... digital advice solution with AHC, a UK-based creative communications consultancy, to enable superannuation funds better connect with members. Industry funds GuildSuper and Child Care Super also announced in the same month they had embraced Decimal's ...

Infrastructure investment needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Infrastructure investors which become heavily involved in infrastructure development must reconsider investment approaches in 2018 as tried-and-tested project management models do not fit modern demands. Global infrastructure financing firm AECOM recently ...

Asset management services provider expands to Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... expand to Europe, Greater China and New Zealand by becoming a one-stop investment solution provider, particularly as Stock Connect is paving the way for Chinese, and international clients, the company said. Blackwell Global said it has invested in qualified ...

SuperConcepts ramps up digital transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
SuperConcepts has undertaken a digital transformation strategy to fundamentally redesign the foundations of the business, says its chief technical officer. The self-managed super funds (SMSF) software and services provider announced it consolidated ...

Macquarie adopts open banking solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... has more than 400,000 users. The app integrates with Macquarie's open banking platform, giving customers the option to connect and manage personal finances. Zip co-founder and chief executive Larry Diamond said as momentum for this type of innovation ...

International automotive alliance launches new VC fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is launching a new corporate venture capital fund. Alliance Ventures, in which the alliance plans to invest up to US$1 billion - starting with $200 million in year one - is targeted at fostering development in ...