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Fintech appoints country head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Envestnet Yodlee has appointed Tim Poskitt as country manager for Australian and New Zealand operations. He was previously head of alternative finance and fintech at illion. Earlier in Poskitt's career he worked in global banking for HSBC and in corporate ...

Bermuda-based fund launches down under

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
A boutique manager has launched its Bermuda-based fund to the Australian market, with underlying assets in US life insurance policies. The Life Settlements Fund is projected to return 8-12% per annum according to its manager Laureola Advisors, with ...

Magellan, Barclays back new firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
Magellan Financial Group and Barclays have signed on as foundation investors in a new financial services firm which is launching with former Challenger chief Brian Benari as its chief executive. Barrenjoey Capital Partners is slated for a mid-2021 launch ...

VFMC director nabs global role

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
The CFA Institute has appointed a chair and vice chair to its board of governors, the latter being an industry veteran with more than 30 years' experience across funds management and superannuation. Maria Wilton will now serve as the global association's ...

Ignition Advice announces fintech partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Robo-advice technology provider Ignition Advice has launched a global partnership with Avaloq to broaden its distribution and bring scale to its client base Through the partnership Ignition's digital advice solutions will be offered to 150 financial ...

Winton fund looks to change fee structure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... previous net profits on future trading. The fund has returned -17.88% in the year to July end, compared to benchmark (Barclay CTA Index) return of 3% over the period. Five year returns are -2.5% for the fund vs 0.55% for the benchmark, while since inception ...

Industry fund adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
A $5.2 billion profit-to-member superannuation fund has appointed a new director to its board. Allison Harker joins the board of Prime Super as a director, bringing with her financial services, human resources and primary industries expertise. Her early ...

New chief risk officer at Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Boutique investment manager Maple-Brown Abbott has appointed a new chief risk officer and created a new head of finance role. Lata McNulty will step into the role of chief risk officer, reporting to chief executive and managing director Sophia Rahmani. ...

Westpac announces executive changes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
Westpac has announced several executive changes - with two of its staffers jumping ship for opportunities overseas and another appointed to lead the group's financial crime and compliance function. Westpac chief executive of consumer David Lindberg ...

Trump slams Fed in Twitter tirade

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Trump has taken to Twitter once again, this time, to slam the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell. The tweets follow a tumultuous start to the week for markets, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their worst day in a decade on ...