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The rise of challenger banks in Australia: SIBOS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... 'new' trust with their customers and that's something we're planning on doing." At xinja, chief strategy and innovation officer Van Le said there's a misconception that competition is based on convenience and speed. On the contrary ...

TAL slashes jobs, cuts outbound sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... taking home the Term Life Award; Funeral Cover Level Premiums Award for the Insuranceline Final Expenses Plan; the Innovation Award for the Qantas Health and Wellness Focus and Wellbeing App; and the Marketer Overall Product Award for Qantas Lifetime ...

NobleOak wins best direct life insurer award

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... the Marketer Overall Product Award for its Qantas Lifetime Protect - Income Protection and Life Insurance, and the Innovation Award for its work on the Qantas Health and Wellness Focus and Wellbeing App. Suncorp Life bagged the Cover Stepped Premiums ...

Macquarie boss joins climate change commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... policies to help vulnerable populations adapt and we need to ensure that governments and other stakeholders are supporting innovation and helping deliver those breakthroughs to the people and places that need them most," Gates said. "If everyone does ...

SuperConcepts names new technology lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
SuperConcepts appointed a new chief technology officer, replacing the founder of its SuperMate offering. Currently executive manager of software development, Brad Ackermann will step into the role on 2 January 2019. He takes the title as Kurt Groeneveld ...

Mercer wins two super fund mandates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... secure better outcomes for its members. "Our significant investments over several years in people capability, process innovation and member-centric state-of-the-art technology solutions will deliver a different kind of perspective and partnership to ...

Liquidnet appoints Australia head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... to the company's APAC head Lee Porter. Porter said her knowledge of the firm combined with her drive for product innovation will underpin the future vision of its Australian business. "As a financial technology company, our role is to intelligently ...

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... chair Alan Tsen, who will be speaking at the event, says Australia often underestimates how the world views the local innovation ecosystem, particularly when it comes to blockchain. "We underestimate from the global perspective how cutting edge the ecosystem ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SATURDAY, 13 OCT 2018
... joint AFA/Zurich initiative - recognises advice businesses at the forefront of taking the profession forward through innovation, customer centricity and advice excellence.

Bank cross-selling success declines: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... competition should be welcomed because ultimately it is the best way to improve customer service and drive product innovation. Roy Morgan's vast data resources can help clients get ahead of the curve - to understand that competitive pressure, develop ...