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Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS | FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016

... wealth funds (SWFs), central banks and government pensions are adapting their investment and operating models to be more agile. Titled 'Transforming to Meet the Needs of a New World', the report revealed official institutions are focusing on risk management ...

Financial services leading Australian M&A

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016

... mid-market M&A will continue to represent 70% of deal activity throughout 2016. "Mid-market firms are typically leaner, more agile and entrepreneurial than larger corporates, giving them an excellent edge for market expansion and lower investment risk," ...

Charities must go corporate or face extinction: Koda

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016

... increasingly being measured against traditional 'business' deliverables. "These organisations also risk being overtaken by agile start-up charities and social enterprises using technology and savvy marketing to engage donors with greater speed and efficiency. ...

MLC to vary premiums with fitness smartwatch

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015

... offer new and improved ways of assessing and pricing insurance risk. In today's environment, it's imperative that we are agile and adaptive so that we can deliver simple and better experiences for our customers," said MLC executive general manager insurance ...

OPINION: What to do with the Tax White Paper!

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL | WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015

... The new Prime Minister quickly identified tax reform as a priority of his economic vision in which he wanted to see a more agile, competitive Australia. The timing and process of the Tax White Paper (WTP) is now critical given the 12 month window until ...

NZ Super posts 14% returns for FY2014

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015

... see considerable volatility in our monthly and indeed annual returns. We remain focused on our long-term strategies. As an agile and highly liquid investor, we are well positioned to manage short-term volatility, and will look to take advantage of market ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015

... have to recognise that the disruption that we see driven by technology, the volatility in change is our friend if we are agile and smart enough to take advantage of it." The comment about disruption and technology was welcomed by Twitter users. KPMG ...

Gradual progress on super fund digital engagement

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015

... the completion of legislative requirements, many funds are now addressing digital service delivery and integrating highly agile technologies into their customer engagement process, IQ said.

Zero-margin platforms could target Australian market

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015

... personalised experiences in an efficient and competitive way," Bravura said. "Platforms of the future must be developed within an agile framework and feature modern architecture capable of supporting big data and analytics, as well as real-time, responsive ...

FEATURE: Custody under review

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015

... them are regulatory driven," Taylor says. "Processes in chain management that used to take one to two quarters to do, with agile development we can reduce the time by an eighth or a tenth and bring it to market much earlier. That's had a big impact on ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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