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Queensland industry funds merge

HARRISON WORLEY AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
Sunsuper is set to merge with a $2.5 billion industry fund in early 2019. In a joint statement, Sunsuper and AustSafe Super have signed a Successor Fund Transfer Deed. Both established 30 years ago, AustSafe is the super fund for rural and regional ...

AI and avatars set to alter wealth management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... Commonwealth Bank-owned ASB Bank launched a digital assistant created in partnership with FaceMe, to help small-to-medium business (SME) owners set up their business. The assistant -named Josie - answers questions from SME business owners in Auckland-based ...

CYBG revises Virgin Money offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... Money said the proposed merger would "create the UK's first true national banking competitor, offering both personal and SME customers an enhanced alternative to the large incumbent banks." It would provide a "powerful full-service banking offer ...

Powered by Lloyds and KPMG, insurtech offers cybersecurity insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... purchase an appropriate cover for their business. "As automation and connectedness expose individuals and business in the SME space to new vulnerabilities, there is an urgent need for a streamlined product that fills the market gap that currently exists ...

Kelly+Partners to build Melbourne presence

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... business founders and owners," according to an ASX statement. The company added that given Kelly+Partners' has more than 5300 SME clients in its network, KPCA is "well-positioned to assist clients with the strategic and corporate advice required ...

Budget 2018: Social media reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
No sooner had Treasurer Scott Morrison uttered his first words of the 2018 Budget when social media commentators began having their say. Here's how Twitter reacted. "A stronger economy. More jobs. Guaranteeing essential services. The Government living ...

Former NAB subsidiary flags merger with Virgin Money

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... role" in the combined group, and that the merger would create the UK's "leading challenger bank offering both personal and SME customers a genuine alternative to the large incumbent banks." "The combination would provide a powerful full-service banking ...

Alternative finance the option for millennials

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
Financial advisers managing millennial money must plan for larger exposure to alternative finance options as the generation tops Australia's user list of online lending products. Speaking at the AltFi Australasia Summit in Sydney today, OnDeck chief ...

Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
War: it seems that US president Donald Trump cannot get enough of it. Trump began his war crusade with the media (and fake news), then moved on to North Korea (although this was instigated by Kim's nuclear "exercises"), then trade and China, last weekend ...

SMEs shun banks, turn to fintechs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... enterprises are increasingly shunning banks and turning to fintechs and alternative sources to fuel growth and operational needs, an SME growth sentiment index shows. The proportion of SMEs planning to use banks dropped from 38% to 24% between 2014 and ...