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Centrepoint pulls out of NEOS Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
Centrepoint Alliance will no longer back life insurance startup NEOS Life, requesting its investment be repaid in full sooner than originally agreed to. In line with its recent strategy refresh, a review of Centrepoint's assets and interests determined ...

Beware the fintech Ponzi scheme

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Not to rain on the fintech parade but financial advisers and investors in Australia must stay alert against Ponzi schemes posing as P2P platforms. In a paper released by the SWIFT Institute titled "Quo Vadis? A comparison of the fintech revolution in ...

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Australia's $2.7 trillion superannuation system has a lot to gain from adopting distributed ledger technologies (DLT), but the industry will want more clarity around blockchain applications before it jumps in. Bravura Solutions global head of wealth ...

Robo-advice not dead: GlobalData

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
Despite the recent closure of UBS' robo-advice offering in the United Kingdom, robo-advice is here to stay. According to GlobalData wealth management analyst Sergel Woldemichael, the high-profile shuttering of the giant's UK robo platform means little ...

Innovators must cooperate: Stone and Chalk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
Fintech incubator Stone and Chalk has launched a national program designed to encourage cooperation between innovators based in its Sydney and Melbourne hubs. The new national program will close down operational silos and increase access to investors ...

Former Magellan research head joins boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... build momentum after a strong year," Palmqvist said. At Magellan, Thomas was a part of the company's growth from a startup to a $55 billion manager. She left Magellan in December 2017 following a restructure, Financial Standard reported. Thomas was ...

Super startup returns to drawing board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
Female-focused superannuation startup Human Super confirmed its launch plans are on hold as well as the departure of its chief executive after eight months in the role. Human Super interim chair Jeremy Levy told Financial Standard the venture is still ...

NSW fintechs dominate Finnie Awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... Macquarie investment banker Katherine McConnell was awarded outstanding fintech leader of the year after her energy financing startup Brighte secured $18.5 million in additional funding last month. The startup provides finance for energy home improvements ...

ASX invests in e-property settlements business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... with industry and government stakeholders," Sympli said in a statement. ASX will seed Sympli will $7million in H1 FY18 as startup costs. The remaining $23 million would go in as working capital and further development of Sympli's platform. The stock ...

Advisers no longer standing still on social media

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... advisers' social media problems. Loneragan was a former NSW executive state manager at Ord Minnett before launching Latch as a startup in 2016.