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GBST revamps wealth platform, unveils corporate rebrand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... investments to make Composer's underlying technology stack cloud-ready, easy to integrate, and customer-centric. "The world around us has changed, the market has changed, and GBST's technology has changed," Sanchez said. Meanwhile, GBST has rebranded ...

The thunder is coming: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... Institute chief investment strategist APAC Ben Powell. Sharing his insights at an event yesterday, Powell said that the world has undoubtedly changed from a 30-40-year period of low inflation, otherwise known as 'the great moderation', to a new regime ...

HSBC bails out Silicon Valley Bank UK

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... effective immediately. "We welcome SVB UK's customers to HSBC and look forward to helping them grow in the UK and around the world," said Quinn "SVB UK customers can continue to bank as usual, safe in the knowledge that their deposits are backed by the ...

Invest Blue trials nine-day fortnight for advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... tools and clear communications including daily team huddles, which can be done physically or virtually." According to the World Health Organisation, working 55 or more hours a week raises the risk of stroke by 35% and ischemic heart disease by 17%, when ...

Investment bonds offer refuge amid super changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... and countries are constantly evolving. So even though Australia's retirement system has been a model for the rest of the world, that doesn't mean it shouldn't evolve to meet changing needs, Hackett said. "I think the definition of what superannuation ...

Advice tech firm officially launches local operations

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... launch, intelliflo founder and chief executive Nick Eatock said: "We want Australia to have the best financial advisers in the world." This starts with the fundamental of world-leading software and services, he said. "We're already seeing strong take-up ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... off? That a woman will end up paying more is a tired cliché that continues to play out in auto-repair shops around the world, backed by numerous studies that prove that in male-dominated industries, men tend to be treated more favourably based on gender ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... participation by women from the current 73% to 85% (on par with Sweden, the highest labour force participation rate in the world) could boost GDP by as much as $186 billion per year, based on PwC estimates. "Businesses achieve better results when there ...

Australian Unity kicks off capital raise

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... and social infrastructure investment. "Data shows that while Australians enjoy one of the highest life expectancies in the world, we are also living with increasing levels of chronic disease which is placing never-before-seen demand on already stretched ...

Focus Financial acquired by PE firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... makes the investment a sound one, including its partnership model. Focus owns about 90 individual advice firms around the world, which retain their own branding and identity. Focus has bought up several advice businesses in Australia in recent years ...