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Citi launches fintech challenge

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Citi is launching the Asia-Pacific Mobile Challenge, a competition for fintech developers to build mobile tools for Citi's digital platform. Australian developers will compete with others across the APAC region and will demonstrate their ideas at Citi-hosted ...

Legg Mason and RARE ink $200m deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Treasury Group and Northern Lights has sold a majority interest in RARE infrastructure to asset manager Legg Mason for $200 million. The sale is expected to generate upfront cash proceeds of $112 million, and after tax proceeds will be used to repay ...

Super board changes could cost funds $20m a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Appointing independent trustees to the boards of superannuation funds could cost about $20 million only on the first year, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) warned. "How can these costs be justified when there is no evidence ...

Financial services fail to share mental health data

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Two-thirds of listed financial services companies are failing to disclose important data for measuring employee mental health against wider standards. According to a new report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), only a third ...

Annuities to become more competitive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
More competitors are expected to offer annuities should tax impediments around deferred lifetime annuities be removed in the impending financial services and tax reviews. CommInsure head of annuities, George Lytas, said the removal of that tax impediment ...

Raising Preservation Age could be problematic

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
An industry group believes raising the superannuation Preservation Age would see the number of involuntary retirees blow out while a separate group says the idea needs to be flexible in allowing early super access. Following a Productivity Commission ...

Alternative income sources could benefit retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Imputation bonds or insurance bonds could be a good alternative to annuities or account based pensions in a context of low rates and new rules for aged care means-testing. Imputation bonds can provide an annuity-like payment stream with greater flexibility ...

KPMG hires heavy in financial services

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
KPMG Australia's advisory division is positioning itself for a year where large corporates are expected to have more appetite for mergers and acquisitions. This is reflected in the company's recent intake of 51 new partners and executive directors ...

Kaplan launches online insurance courses

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Kaplan Professional has launched seven online insurance courses. The courses are designed for both existing insurance professionals and those looking to enter the industry, and they cover the following qualifications: Certificate IV in Life Insurance ...

Investors pretending there's value in the market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Investors are wrongly convincing themselves there is still value in an overpriced equity market, a top performing fund manager says. Ben Leyland, senior fund manager at BT Investment Management-owned investment house J O Hambro and manager of the London-based ...