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Advice beats direct insurance for Aussie consumers

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015

... researching. By factoring this into your business strategy and the way you provide your service, you can use the power of the internet to help grow your business." He added, "As advice practices wind down for the holiday season there's an opportunity ...

Whitehelm and Cisco to deliver digital city management

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015

... infrastructure. The short term pipeline of opportunities is dense and attractive." Cisco global head of market development - internet of things Matt Smith added, "The global collaboration between Cisco and Whitehelm will offer long-term benefits to Cites ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015

... runaway TV hit, House of Cards. Netflix changed the world of TV programming forever when it started providing on-demand internet streaming media. At a stroke, the major networks no longer had control over what people watched (and when) anymore - it's ...

Disruptive companies make great investments: Marsico

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015

... minutes per day on Facebook. Facebook is capitalising on a sea change with innovative solutions, taking share from other internet properties and traditional media," he said. In healthcare the firm is exploiting the opportunity created by the demographic ...

Fingerprint offered as bank password alternative

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015

... iPads. One in three mobile and tablet banking users use their mobile or tablet app at least once every day, compared to internet banking users who are more likely to use internet banking just once per week. The move underscores the major transformation ...

Use of bank-aligned advisers in decline

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015

... Consumer demand to deal with banks through their aligned financial planners is going down and it is being replaced by the internet. The latest Roy Morgan's Single Source surveyed over 50,000 people and found that the number of bank clients using their ...

Aussies in top five for cashless transactions

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015

... lead the way in non-cash payments, emerging Asia is experiencing rapid growth of 27% year on year, driven by increasing internet accessibility and the rapid adoption of mobile payments. In particular, 2014 cashless payment volumes in China are predicted ...

Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015

... $110 million and $35 million respectively in Blackbird Ventures' new VC fund, which aims to finance around 10 Australian internet start-ups per year in exchange for a 10-20% equity stake. H2 Ventures, meanwhile, has reported interest at the institutional ...

Financial services most at risk from disruption

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015

... digital channel, a proportion that has tripled in the last three years. "Customer behaviour is changing, enabled by faster internet speeds and powerful smart phones. Such developments have empowered millennials to stay always connected, well informed ...

NAB Prosper launches next month

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015

... start their advice journey," Miller said. NAB Prosper will be rolled out in early October, progressively reaching 40,000 internet banking customers over the next couple of months before the bank seeks feedback in attempt to roll it out further. NAB Prosper ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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