Aberdeen Standard Investments partners with HUB24, provides comprehensive digital client engagement tools

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Global asset manager Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) is partnering with HUB24 to empower the investment and superannuation platform with comprehensive digital client engagement tools to deliver significantly improved investment and... Read more continue reading

Fourth Line successfully closes equity raise to fund technology agenda, talent resources and business growth

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Fourth Line has closed a first-round equity raising to further fund its technology agenda, talent resources and business growth. The equity raising is the first raising by the company since... Read more continue reading

Insight Multi-Asset update – week beginning 20 January, 2020

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Market and economic review The signing of the ‘phase one’ deal between the US and China, constructive data releases and positive earnings stories for US banks buoyed global equities last... Read more continue reading

MetLife appoints Wendy Tse Chief of Staff and External Affairs

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MetLife Australia has announced the appointment of Wendy Tse as Chief of Staff and External Affairs, joining the business in early April 2020. Wendy comes to MetLife from KPMG, where... Read more continue reading

BT extends Bushfire Assistance Package, reduces claims requirements for life insurance customers

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To help more life insurance customers impacted by the devastating bushfires, BT has extended the application period of its Bushfire Assistance Package to June 2020. BT is proactively calling customers... Read more continue reading

Economic optimism supports petrol prices

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Petrol Prices Petrol prices: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the weekly national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 6.4 cents to 154.4 cents a litre. After the... Read more continue reading

Chinese economy ends 2019 on a positive note

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Chinese economic data Chinese economic growth: The Chinese economy grew at a 6.0 per cent annual rate in the year to December (forecast 6.0 per cent). Over 2019 the Chinese... Read more continue reading

Thematics AM, Natixis Investment Managers affiliate, on investing for safety

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Thematics Asset Management, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, explores the growing concern of human safety during an age where climate change and natural disasters are becoming increasingly predominant whilst delving... Read more continue reading

La Trobe Financial establishes Disaster Relief Package to support impacted customers

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La Trobe Financial has announced that it has established a Disaster Relief Package to assist customers affected by the bushfires. For customers who have lost their homes to the bushfires,... Read more continue reading

Investors’ the winners of tech disruption race

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Australian investors are the beneficiaries of technology-led disruption within the financial services sector as operational complexities are being continually reduced, according to Shannon Bernasconi, managing director of WealthO2. The combination... Read more continue reading