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Adviser, Practice of the Year finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... to the betterment of financial literacy both for their clients and their community. The accolade rewards leadership, innovation, customer focus and professional excellence. Vying for the title this year will be Charlie Fraser of Shadforth Financial Group ...

MySuper milestones monitor industry movement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... squeeze for many players," Rainmaker said. The researcher added that ongoing change in the super industry has led to some innovation at the product level. "Tasplan moved from single strategy to lifecycle, while Virgin moved from fund level to product ...

Smash the super status quo

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... "Respectfully, we can talk about innovations like illiquidity premia and moving up the risk curve, but is that really innovation? We talk about moving into smart beta, but smart beta has been around for decades. What took us so long?" Part of the problem ...

AIST names rising star

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... was given the award, which was judged based on four criteria: leadership within the team or organisation; investment innovation; contribution to community awareness of superannuation; and the potential to rise to the position of chief investment officer ...

Infocus buys influential advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... and Townsville offices. "Announcer becoming part of Infocus provides us with fantastic industry thought leadership, innovation in client service and access to a holistic client service offering covering financial advice, mortgages and property advisory," ...

Fintech future lies in a winning ecosystem: Reinventure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... rapidly-expanding and globally dominant cyber security ecosystem, referred to by many as the 'epicentre' for security innovation. "Israel has developed a very strong reputation globally in relation to cyber security, and now people if they've got cyber ...

KPMG appoints new wealth management head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... while regulatory change and compliance remains an ongoing issue, the industry's focus will shift to consolidation and innovation," Howes said. Howes added KPMG will shortly unveil a new suite of client services as it continues to recruit quality individuals ...

Former super fund chief executive takes overseas role

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... appoint Paul Sayer, someone who has outstanding experience across all areas of superannuation, who is deeply committed to innovation and who we believe will help us achieve the fund's strategic targets." In a statement, Sayer said he was grateful for ...

MLC Life names chief underwriter, expands medical service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... She has also worked for AXA Life Insurance and Swiss Re. Heyhoe said Kennedy's intimate knowledge of UnderwriteMe and innovation in the area of predictive analytics will be invaluable as MLC Life seeks to provide a more streamlined and efficient underwriting ...

Big tech leads fintech optimism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... financial services - but they have not yet changed the competitive landscape. Deloitte Australia financial services innovation partner leader Joel Lipman said Australia was no different from the rest of the world. "Fintechs haven't provided the impetus ...