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Government pushes "regulatory sandbox" for fintech startups

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... of services eligible for testing." "We believe that Australia's financial system laws and regulations should enable innovation," Morrison said in a statement. "The Government is pleased that ASIC is pursuing a 'regulatory sandbox' which will enable greater ...

Government allocates $920m pa for Smart Cities infrastructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... initiatives to increase the efficient use and maintenance of Australia's existing infrastructure by leveraging technological innovation. This approach has the potential to unlock Australia's infrastructure capacity and increase productivity, at reasonable ...

AMP Capital partners with BetaShares for managed ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... see the alliance with BetaShares as a combination of AMP Capital's excellence in active investment management and the innovation that BetaShares has brought to the exchange traded fund market. "We are excited to work in alliance with BetaShares to bring ...

Findex partners to advance medical research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... risk and funding, and partnerships. President of the Academy, Professor Ian Frazer, said the government's focus on innovation, collaboration, and research translation was a key factor in the Academy's decision to hold a joint forum with a financial services ...

Robo-advice to impact not replace: CFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... across the globe but there are definitely unresolved issues. "CFA's survey confirms the belief that rapid technological innovation has the potential to shape and even disrupt the asset management industry however industry is not yet convinced that investors ...

Fintechs to drive Australia's economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Fintechs feature predominantly in a new list recognising superior leadership in technology and services innovation throughout Australia and New Zealand, but wealth management's representation is sparse. Yesterday H2 Ventures and Investec launched the ...

XPLAN named best app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... advice application for its superannuation intra-fund advice technology, with Infocus Platformplus awarded the 2015 innovation award for using peer benchmarking to promote best practice. "The deployment of Decimal at Mercer and QSuper is a significant ...

Market Vectors ETFs to rebrand

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... a history of bringing intelligently designed investment strategies to our clients. Our commitment to integrity and innovation remains the same, as we continue to seek compelling investment opportunities for our investors." The rebrand follows the recent ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
The launch of a new ETF which exposes investors to the companies most talked about on social media proves index investing is limited only by product providers' imagination. The new product, launched on the NYSE by Toronto-based alternative fund manager ...

Australian system needs "substantial reassessment": SEC veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
In light of news about a potential Royal Commission, former assistant director of the division of enforcement at the US Securities and Exchange Commission Jordan Thomas has said Australia's financial system could benefit from "substantial reassessment." ...