This publication carries latest news of moves and hires in Asia's wealth management field.

Fintech Australia, Australia’s national fintech trade association, has appointed a prominent figure from the country’s media world to be its chief executive. 

Danielle Szetho was formerly banking and finance industry head for Fairfax Media. At Fairfax, she led initiatives in that firm’s publishing, content marketing and data divisions.

Across the Asia region, sectors such as wealth management are being affected by financial technologies, including areas such as robo-advisors and AI-driven asset allocation techniques. A number of forces are behind this, such as developments in computing power and the need for low-cost alternatives to face-to-face banking amid rising regulatory costs.

“As we progress our plans to establish nationwide benchmarks and regular touchpoints for the industry, I hope to meet many of our members to understand what they need to flourish and scale. I’m also keen to work closely with fintech hubs, accelerators, venture capitalists, meet-ups, both sides of government and other industry associations to promote and amplify their efforts on existing programmes that help connect and improve conditions for fintech startups,” she said.