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Netwealth releases adviser toolkit

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
Netwealth has launched a free open-source toolkit that wealth management businesses can leverage for innovation workshops in their offices. The first release focuses on customer experience and journey. The netwealth customer Journey Map workshop puts ...

Industry fund goes for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... she is very excited to have her joining the fund. The industry fund's long-term growth strategy will see its focus on innovation broaden while maintaining its commitments to improving member outcomes, she added. Likewise, Peters said she was excited ...

Sargon grows executive lineup, launches fintech solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... technology and data at the centre of our clients' operations. With Impact, we also hope to contribute to the next wave of innovation in the super industry." "One of the key challenges our clients face is coordinating the network of service providers ...

Fintech hub snaps up Afterpay co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
Afterpay co-founder Anthony Eisen will now sit on the board of a fintech innovation board after a raft of board changes were announced yesterday. Stone & Chalk has revamped its board, appointing seven new directors as it moves from a "start-up" to a ...

Aussie fund managers face machine learning challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... Bloomberg's data solutions as inputs into strategies for black box trading. "Looking ahead, I expect the pace of innovation to accelerate because the barrier to entry to using these tools continues to fall," he said.

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... to anti-slavery and anti-trafficking compliance; responsible investment and lending practices; and financial sector innovation to address modern slavery and human trafficking. Yesterday, the Commission heard how financial institutions can be exposed ...

Labor super reforms can reach further heights: Industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... years paid super contributions for our own staff while on parental leave, as do some of our members. Another recent innovation has been for some super funds to introduce fee freezes for new parents. All employers and funds should think about what more ...

Fintech specialist joins platform provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... and infrastructure development. In the role he will work closely with product, advisory and analytics teams to drive innovation, business intelligence and data insights, Mason Stevens chair Patrick Handley said. "Being responsible for developing our ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... against the TCFD recommendations exposes those funds that are all talk and no action, and those showing real climate innovation," he said. "Pension funds have a duty to serve the long-term interest of their members, which isn't being met if the money ...

Best-in-show super fund list should be 11: WSSA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... would see many good funds struggle to survive, he added. "Ultimately, we believe the model as proposed would stifle innovation, create barriers for new entrants and many funds would disappear," Latto said. "While funds might do all kinds of things to ...