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FINSIA expands professional network

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia is broadening its remit to include the securities and investment sectors as part of an expansion strategy for the finance professionals' network. Traditionally focused on the banking and institutional ...

GROW Super opens for business

ALEX DUNNIN, STEPHEN FAY  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
Competition in superannuation is continuing to gather pace with the launch of GROW Super, the latest boutique direct product aimed at millennials. GROW Super is offered through LESF Super in association with Diversa Trustees. What makes this product ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... will seek to achieve measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns, and act as a dedicated hub to connect and deepen participation of industries including government, philanthropy and superannuation in the field. The forum will ...

Unlicensed financial services' provider convicted

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
A Melbourne man has pleaded guilty in the Magistrates Court to one count of operating a financial services business without a licence. Grant Thorsby Ross (also known as David Thorsby Ross), the former sole director of both Motabank and Multimedia Marketing ...

Global bank tests customer service 'bot'

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... products and features on Messenger, particularly "[leveraging] the power of AI and building more bots to help businesses connect in more meaningful ways." Separately, the latest study by UN-based not-for-profit organisation Better Than Cash Alliance ...

AFA launches female excellence in advice award

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... the number of women in the AFA's membership. According to Inspire national chair Dianne Charman, the goals of Inspire to connect women in advice, encourage them into adviser and leadership roles, and to encourage women to seek quality financial advice ...

Deutsche Bank appoints Australian chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
A former Goldman Sachs partner was named as the new chief executive of Deutsche Bank's Australia and New Zealand business. Anthony Miller will succeed Michael Ormaechea who is set to retire in June after 22 years of service. Miller will relocate to ...

Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Collective and collaborative giving is on the rise in Australia, with more than a third of philanthropists suggesting they give as a group as well as individually. The latest giving patterns of high-net-worth (HNW) and institutional givers was released ...

MAX Awards launch Financial Literacy Campaign of the Year

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
This year's MAX Awards will feature a new category - the Financial Literacy Campaign of the Year - to recognise the crucial role the industry plays in furthering wealth education. The introduction of the new category coincides with the 25th anniversary ...

Panorama fortifies BTFG adviser market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... investments John Shuttleworth said the "massive simplification project" will take the entire wealth infrastructure and connect it to the rest of the banking group, consolidating seven legacy systems from Westpac, St George and Asgard into one core operating ...