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MetLife makes senior hire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... customer experience and are complementary to MetLife's member-focused initiatives in claims management, early intervention, digital experience and health and wellbeing," MetLife said. Departing MLC in December 2017, Sefton has also previously spent 14 ...

Ignition appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Australian-based digital tech firm Ignition Advice is welcoming a new chief executive as the outgoing leader moves his focus to the company's global expansion. Previous Ignition Wealth chief executive and co-founder Mark Fordree is moving into an ...

Look inside to drive fintech forward: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
An online mortgage broker believes fintechs partnering with robo-advisers, digital banks and online lenders is important for industry innovation but even more critical are relationships with established players. Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia ...

CommInsure launches digital claims for super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
CommInsure will now offer digital claims for its institutional partners, joining other insurers digitising their claims process. CommInsure says the digitization will be end-to-end, covering all aspects of the claim process. "We listened closely to ...

Don't fear the inflation reaper: Capital Group

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... old-school thinking - investing in inflation-hedged companies like energy, real estate, precious metals - but also considering digital disruption and the way the global consumer is changing." Reflecting his comments about the changing consumer landscape ...

GROW Super begins group insurance innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... IOOF has taken a minority stake in the start-up, which will work with IOOF licensees and financial advisers to develop digital capabilities across several engagement points. Speaking at the Conference of Major Super Funds in Brisbane last week, GROW ...

Placer Property launches new fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... Centres. She was previously a director at Australian United Retailers, Melbourne International Arts Festival and Monash Digital. Walsh said the new appointments will supplement the property and investment management experience of existing executive directors ...

YBR appoints new general manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... solution for insurance advice has been piloted and had "some great success," the firm said. YBR has invested $1.9 million in digital strategies, including its money manager platform, a tool that's enhanced the depth and extent of adviser and client engagement ...

Praemium data feeds added to BGL platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Praemium's automated data feed for financial advisers is now available on BGL's Simple Fund 360 platform. The new data feed will use BGL SmartPost II to automatically move money to ledger accounts. BGL managing director Ron Lesh said his team has been ...

Industry fund and CommInsure unveil digital claims process

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
A $3.5 billion industry superannuation fund has launched an end-to-end online insurance claims capability to benefit its 115,000 members. Prime Super members now have the ability to access claims for income protection, total and permanent disability ...