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Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
With demand for experienced investment operations talent outstripping supply, local employers are increasingly looking offshore for candidates with end-to-end skillsets. It's also impacting salaries. According to insights from Kaizen Recruitment, investment ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has announced a range of changes to its investment strategy and options. ART chief of retirement, Kathy Vincent, said the fund engaged its members, advisers and employers to co-design the new investment menu. "When ...

ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... retail investors and their wealth with robust safeguards and encourage improved financial literacy and education for the general public to support good investor outcomes." "The industry has a responsibility to support investors to understand the risk ...

VBP adds to leadership team amid Elixir acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... founder and managing director Sue Viskovic, who has overseen the company for over 16 years. Viskovic will become VBP's general manager of consulting. As part of the acquisition, the Elixir team will relocate to VBP offices in various locations across ...

Financial services marketing is broken: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
A new study shows that while most local financial services marketers believe compliance teams get in the way of them getting their job done, those same compliance specialists think marketers are just looking for someone else to blame when marketing ...

AI to revolutionise investment industry: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... will continue to grow in popularity as technology platforms create more customised solutions for investors," it said. In general, the survey concluded that respondents predominantly believe AI and HI are complementary rather than interchangeable. CFA ...

ISPT to use SS&C performance measurement tool

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... professional service competencies, including a fast, efficient implementation." Meanwhile, SS&C senior vice president and general manager Christy Bremner said: "We are pleased Sylvan's award-winning flexibility accommodates a wide range of requirements ...

Westpac closes Specialist Businesses Division

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... lack sufficient scale, being platforms, superannuation and retirement products, investments, general and life insurance, auto finance, and Westpac Pacific. Jason Yetton was appointed to lead the review of each business and, in the three years since ...

JANA picks Rimes for tech

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... transformation program. "JANA continues to develop its best-of-breed partnership approach to tech-enable our business," said JANA general manager of technology and data Ann-Mary Rajanayagam. "After thoroughly evaluating several options, we selected the ...

Westpac plans aggressive platforms play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... In addition to platforms, this comprised superannuation and retirement products, investments, general and life insurance, auto finance, and Westpac Pacific. Of these, nine have been sold off. Only Westpac Pacific remains, after an unsuccessful attempt ...
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