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Pension lessons from around the world

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... for private providers at an affordable price. The payback period was too long to be commercially viable," Dean said. A digital offering from the outset, during peak periods following its launch, NEST was installing 1800 employers every single day - about ...

Global tech wars disrupt $600m market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... Westfield. While the partnership was focused on their retail payments platform Alipay, Ant Financial also has a global digital bank (MYbank), wealth management business (Ant Fortune) and money market fund (Yu'e Bao). The millennials, more than any other ...

Mercer, Kogan to launch super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... ultra-low fee" superannuation fund to be named Kogan Super. According to a joint statement, the fund will leverage Kogan's digital efficiency to be one of Australia's cheapest super options and is expected to launch in early 2019. Kogan will ...

Link, CBA ink $1.6bn PEXA deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... announcement represents our continued commitment to support the property industry as it transitions towards an innovative, fully digital, settlements process that aims to provide improved experiences for customers," CBA chief executive Matt Comyn said. ...

Banks must reshape to survive compliance and technology crunches

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... continues over a protracted period of time and the majors are unable to maintain their historical levels of investment in digital and other competitive initiatives, it could impact on the level of innovation that Australian consumers and businesses are ...

The lucky country for fintechs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... highlights the proactive approach of ASIC in establishing an innovation hub to run alongside its regulatory sandbox and the Digital Finance Advisory Committee. "First, establishing a sandbox sends a strong message to fintechs that the regulator is open ...

Superannuation must catch up to gig economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... comments come as Mercer, in conjunction with demographer Bernard Salt, launched a report titled Keating's super meets the digital natives: The next generation of super. The report is based on a survey of 80 businesses. More than a third (36%) believes ...

Fintechs in the money, gain confidence

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... FinTech Australia chair Alan Tsen said open banking, comprehensive credit reporting and the removal of double GST for digital currency have contributed to the sector's achievements. Fintechs' role as "trailblazers" have has been significant in shaping ...

Industry fund, IRESS begin automated advice journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
A $3.5 billion industry superannuation fund is the first to implement IRESS' new digital advice solution. The rollout of WA Super's digital advice tool, SuperClick Advice, includes white-labelling IRESS' automated personal advice engine. SuperClick ...

Super-size me: Latest employment trends

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... management recruiters and their prospective job candidates are beneficiaries of businesses looking to "super-size" roles in digital and customer engagement positions. The 2018 market trends and salary review from Perceptor shows skilled candidates in ...