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Citi launches fintech challenge

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... customer franchise Linda Duncombe said. "Citi Mobile Challenge is a significant opportunity for Australian developers to connect with top developers across the world and Citi are excited by the potential to partner with these emerging businesses," she ...

Zurich identifies investment megatrends

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Zurich Financial Services has identified five megatrends which it believes will determine the most plausible investment opportunities for the medium to long-term. In a new whitepaper, titled "Investable Megatrends", the company identifies factors - ...

SIV opens door to China for fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The revised Significant Investor Visa (SIV) will undoubtedly bring benefits to parts of the economy in need of investment but also knock-on opportunities for fund managers specialising in the scheme to get access to investments in China. The new rules ...

Independent dealers in M&A mode

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... North America Earl Evans, Shaw and Partners has recruited Macquarie veterans to bolster its new wealth management team. Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan told Financial Standard this is "just the beginning," and the migration ...

Insurance advisers focusing on client segmentation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Clients seeking insurance advice can be segmented into three broad categories and advised accordingly, according to research by AIA Australia and the Beddoes Institute. The research paper, The advice challenge: Understanding what clients value, defines ...

Perth toll road an opportunity for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... have agreed to funding arrangements for the 13.4 kilometre Perth Freight Link - the city's first toll road - which will connect north-eastern suburbs to Fremantle. Nalder said in his interview that tolls from heavy vehicles could be sold in the future ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... the credit growth that's accelerating very fast and GDP growth being insufficient." However the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, set up in November 2014 by the Chinese government, changed Graiver's perspective: "Even with the quotas and the limitation ...

HESTA manager to study women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
Australia's superannuation system is somewhat designed to reward people who enjoy unbroken careers, affecting many working women, and prompting an industry representative to conduct research on the issue. HESTA general manager business development ...

Australian fintech network established

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
H2 Ventures chief executive Ben Heap believes the financial services industry has largely avoided disruption and that New South Wales could be a leader in an industry "acutely suited to tech innovation." Heap's comments came as part of the official ...

Advisers should beware industry "frenemies"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
Advisers should master digital communications channels before they lose business to other industries, according to Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking in Sydney at the launch of the AFA/Zurich/Beddoes Institute white ...