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Retirement fintech makes senior appointment

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017

... Antoinette Tyrrell. She joins a growing team to lead the 'direct to consumer' marketing strategy including brand building, designing the member experience and being responsible for the customer growth plan. The self-described retirement fintech aims ...

Insurers require urgent start-up collaborations

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017

... like Deliveroo is a case in point, he said. When examining the insurance value chain and all the pieces involved in designing, selling and manufacturing covers, Dobson said: "I look at the distribution piece and cannot help but think that's the part ...

Fatigue and profit-based incentives driving risk culture

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017

... indicates the industry must take better account of cognitive load by considering automating analysis where possible and designing work patterns in such a way that staff members are not unduly depleted when making key decisions, FINSIA suggested. In studying ...

An institutional approach to retirement advice

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017

... projected aged care expenses, $100,000 for a legacy objective and $100,000 as a contingency for health costs. Beesley said designing an asset-liability model this complex would be too costly for an individual retiree, but said there was a "middle ground" ...

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017

... health checks to financial advisers and accountants. Joining from Commonwealth Bank, Edward Li will be responsible for designing and rolling out the initial go-to market offering of Midwinter's new cyber security offering, Kamino. Li brings a wealth ...

Actuaries warn against one size fits all retirement products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017

The Actuaries Institute has urged the government to use caution when designing Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement, saying a prescriptive approach would see the proliferation of sub-scale, unsustainable products. In its submission to Treasury's ...

FSC and EY seek WAMtech revolution

EMMA RAPAPORT | TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017

... Simplifying the process for financial advice Creating portfolio reporting and data analysis Obtaining demographic information Designing a common data standard FSC chief officer Sally Loane said the financial services industry is now looking to the fintech ...

Default retirement products not good enough: Milliman

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017

Superannuation funds that don't get to know members better ahead of designing a Comprehensive Income Product for Retirement are putting themselves at risk of severe reputational damage. That is the view of risk management and retirement experts Milliman ...

Robo-advice portfolios benefiting from quant factors

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017

... that won't increase investors' risk, according to digital investment solutions company Quantifeed. In its whitepaper, Designing thematic indices with a quantitative factor, investors with robo-advice portfolios can improve their risk-return profiles ...

Estate agents to become RG146 certified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017

... licensee or to obtain a license themselves. According to a statement from REIA, it first engaged the IPA around the designing and provision of a course for real estate agents in regards to property advice after an October 2015 decision by the Supreme ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:13PM

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA | 12:05PM

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA | 12:03PM

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI | 11:12AM

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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