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What the 2017 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... institutional investors. The Government has also announced broad concessions for the Australian fintech industry, continuing it innovation agenda from 2016. Purchases of digital currency, for example, will no longer be subject to the GST, which removes ...

HESTA appoints new CIO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... outstanding investment experience and leadership across all aspects of portfolio management and her insights will help drive innovation and continuing excellence across the spectrum of our investment activities," Blakey said. "We're delighted that [she] ...

CFA considers AI, robo-advice in exams

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... investment management industry and regulators across the globe." "Our survey confirms the intuition that rapid technological innovation has the potential to shape and even disrupt the asset management industry, but also reveals that investment professionals ...

State Street services over half of global ETF assets

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... reporting. State Street was also the recipient of the best custody service provider award at this year's Fund Action ETF Innovation Awards.

Banks can offer fintech an olive branch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... better customer service. "At the moment we've got this standoff at ten paces where the banks are waiting to see what innovation is happening, but they haven't quite yet realised that they can really speed that up if they allow their customers to open ...

ASIC signs fintech agreement with Indonesia

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
ASIC and Indonesia's Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) have entered a co-operation agreement to promote innovation in financial services in the regulators' respective markets. The agreement, signed on Friday in Melbourne, establishes a framework for co-operation ...

Global bank tests customer service 'bot'

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... year the company will invite a few thousand customers to participate as it expands the testing environment. Head of innovation group Steve Ellis said the goal is to deliver information 'in the moment' to help customers make better informed financial ...

New portal advances SMSF advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... engagement, while also helping advisers to do their core work as relationship specialists. "Bringing technological innovation to the SMSF space is important and we are excited to be at the forefront offering real differentiation with our adviser portal," ...

Open data carries privacy risk: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... Danielle Szetho, who also spoke at the event, said her organisation has been working with regulators to facilitate innovation in a way that protects consumers. Any business that is working with consumer data is dealing with trust, she said, noting that ...

NAB Wealth hire targets growth

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... based on our ability to support businesses through better technology, practical customer insights, and a culture of innovation." "Stephen is a welcome addition to the team, and will bring fresh insights to our business." Commenting on his appointment ...