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Super funds overlook digital engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... missing an opportunity to engage with younger members, who are increasingly becoming dissatisfied with their providers, via digital engagement. The inaugural Superannuation Stealth Survey conducted by SS&C Technologies Holdings found that the younger ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... lockdown to curb a spike in COVID-19 cases. The shift to working from home has presented other real asset opportunities, with digital infrastructure more important than ever. However, investors have to grapple with the question of whether working from ...

IFM bets on SaaS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... during the COVID-19 pandemic as the construction industry continues to move away from hard copy paperwork processes to digital claims management solutions. IFM said the investment was led by Adrian Kerley and Jeremy Larkin from IFM, both of which are ...

Life insurers recognised for innovation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... levels, the industry has focussed on improving customer service, introducing new products covering insurance gaps, through digital enhancements and sophisticated marketing," he said. Challenger took out the Overall Longevity Cover Excellence Award, together ...

RBA, CBA, NAB partner for wholesale currency

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... partnership with a consortium of financial institutions and a blockchain technology company to develop a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) using distributed ledger technology (DLT) for settlement. As a part of the RBA's research on wholesale ...

Aware Super in-houses fund administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... team. Other Bravura products that the fund will use include AdviceOS, Babel Superstream messaging and member and adviser digital offerings. "After a rigorous selection process, Aware Super selected Bravura as its technology partner for this key initiative. ...

Boutique builds out executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... Optimal Alpha, joined as manager of quantitative strategies and risk. Monique Andrew joined as the chief of strategy and digital innovation, while Lisa Norton was named head of legal, risk and compliance, joining from Pepa Consulting and JBWere. Rebecca ...

Carlyle buys into Calastone, ups Link bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... because it did not reflect the significant value of PEXA, which has boomed since the onset of the pandemic. PEXA is a digital property settlement solution co-owned by Link, Commonwealth Bank and Lightyear Investments. Link is in the process of reviewing ...

Link rejects takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... "significant value inherent in PEXA" which it said has delivered strong growth and "established a leading market position in digital property settlements". "PEXA demonstrated accelerated take-up during COVID-19 and is expected to deliver a material return ...

Super advice firm buys robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
Digital superannuation advice provider SuperEd has acquired robo-advice provider Clover. SuperEd provides a number of services such as intra-fund advice for superannuation members and Retirement Essentials which assists Australians applying for the ...