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Iress invests in blockchain

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Financial services software company Iress has acquired a blockchain communication platform to improve accountability and efficiency in data collection and storage. BC Gateways' platform allows for the secure exchange of data and documents for the financial ...

US manager eyes Aussie retirement income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
An American manager looking to tap the Australian market has had a change of direction as it sees greater opportunities in superannuation funds' requirement to develop retirement income products. Thornburg Investment Management which was founded ...

AMP Life sale blocked

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... New Zealand (RBNZ). On July 13, Resolution Life informed AMP that the RBNZ would not consider Resolution Life's change of control application unless it agreed to separate, ringfenced assets held in New Zealand for the benefit of policyholders there. ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... Draghi's speech at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal on June 18. 'Twas here that Draghi hinted a change of stance from keeping steady policy settings for longer to providing additional stimulus, saying: "This applies to all ...

APRA tighten reins on super fund acquisitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... fiduciary obligations under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. The interested buyer must complete a change of control application form, answering questions that include its motivation for acquiring the stake. Applicants must also complete ...

Fidelity launches new rating system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... than 16,000 company meetings each year. The proprietary sustainability ratings will be updated annually or following a change of policy or an exceptional event at the company.

Retirees to fall short: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... retirement decisions included a declining real estate market, share market volatility and superannuation conditions if a change of government were to occur. "These factors have the potential to delay retirement decisions and encourage people to keep ...

NPP chair breaks down rollout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... Payments Platform is a game changer for Australian payments, and I am looking forward to playing my part in driving change of this scale." "While the NPP delivers real-time account-to-account payments to Australians, it's the longer game of delivering ...

Climate change an imminent threat to returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
A new report from Mercer shows how a climate change of 2c or more could have a detrimental impact on investment returns. According to Mercer, investing for a 2c climate change scenario is both an imperative and an opportunity, as it leads to enhanced ...

Former Commonwealth Bank chief joins ASX-listed firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... executive and co-founder Andrew Bassat on strategy development and operating priorities. The new role will be a significant change of pace for Narev; CBA's market capitalisation sits at about $126 billion in comparison to SEEK's $6.1 billion. Bassat ...