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Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... with their member-bases. The report also noted that despite over a fifth (21%) of Australians exclusively accessing the internet via mobile devices, only 18% of funds offered mobile apps for members, and none offered employer-specific mobile tools. IQ ...

Millennial disengagement dire for economy: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... undertake strategies that are digital, fun, meaningful, simple and relatable. "Most super funds were set up when the internet was in its infancy. Many haven't embraced digital. Those that have get rewarded. The Commonwealth Bank's Essential Super experienced ...

Insurtech is coming and could make insurance obsolete: PwC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... or suggest other products (or insurers) that might be more suitable." Spooner also warned of the instance where the 'internet of things' - the connection of devices including vehicles, refrigerators and toasters to the internet - makes insurance obsolete ...

Fintechs pose disintermediation threat: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... benefit of the end investor," he said. "Robo-advisers for example offer low marginal cost wealth management service via the internet and mobile devices with the help of internet technologies, big data analysis, quantitative financial models and algorithms." ...

Looking ahead key to flipping bad money habits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... customers in better managing their finances. "Using artificial intelligence, we will create an experience within our internet banking platform to help customers plan for 'regular' expenses such as monthly phone bills and also 'irregular' costs like car ...

Super trustees on notice over fund disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... journalists. "ASIC's expectation is that super fund websites should be easily found by searching on the fund's name using an internet search engine and that the website homepage should prominently point to the Transparency Information," Kell said. The ...

Personal security concerns reach new high: Unisys

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Australian consumer concern about security issues including financial and internet risks is the highest it's been in the last decade according to the latest Unisys Security Index. The overall Unisys Security Index for Australia is 157 out of 300, up ...

Robo-advisers expected to meet fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... fiduciary obligations of the Advisers Act. Because robo-advisers rely on algorithms, provide advisory services over the internet, and may offer limited, if any, direct human interaction to their clients, their unique business models may raise certain ...

GROW Super opens for business

ALEX DUNNIN, STEPHEN FAY  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... can be directed into a choice of up to five Tactical Tilt options. These tactical options are Industrial Tech, Future Internet, Global Sustainability, Green Energy and Global Property. The app, which can be connected to a member's bank account, includes ...

Professional financial advice outpacing self-directed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... 'Do-it-yourself' investors on the other hand are convinced there is no value in financial advice and as many as 48% rely on internet searches for information. Deloitte Access Economics partner John O'Mahony said a common conclusion that emerged from ...