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NPP to take super by storm: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... own mobile payments wallet after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) denied them access to Apple's digital payment technology, Apple Pay, in March last year. This access would have enabled the banks to offer their own integrated ...

Senior RBA figure joins life insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... leadership team in the new position of chief innovation and transformation officer. Girn will lead the insurer's $400 million digital transformation, first flagged when Japanese insurance giant Nippon Life acquired 80% of the company in late 2015. Girn ...

SMSF trustees warned on non-compliant crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... Act 1993. Pleash said the cryptocurrency boom over the last 12 months has seen a number of SMSF trustees register with digital currency exchanges such as CoinSpot and Coinbase which only allow users to sign up in their own name. "In many cases, corporate ...

Decimal announces key super fund contracts

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Digital financial advice provider Decimal has renewed its partnership with a $72 billion industry superannuation fund; rolled out its Eqilize solution at an $8 billion industry fund; and signed a pilot contract with a "major diversified bank." The ASX-listed ...

2018: The year of scaled advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... stages. We have invested in our service model for this reason - opening more financial planning offices and broadening our digital and online support." UniSuper now has $10 billion in members' funds under advice. Recent Roy Morgan data shows UniSuper ...

YBR's wealth arm gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
Yellow Brick Road's (YBR) wealth business and its digital advice strategies have helped boost the firm's 1H18 performance. In the six months to December, the wealth business reported a 7% increase in revenue to $6.5 million on the prior year. YBR's ...

BTFG names insurers on expanded APL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... wealth divisions, resulting in client-facing advice and private wealth businesses working together. Employees that provide digital and phone-based general advice are now housed in the customer service division under the leadership of chief operating ...

Class recruits data manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... that is audited and reliable is critical to the efficiency of accounting firms, and underpins the industry move towards digital SMSF. Tom will lead innovation in this area," Bungard said. Sargent said: "Class is a highly respected leader in the SMSF ...

J.P. Morgan renews industry fund custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... into technology ensures we are able to support LGIAsuper as it finalises the implementation of class-leading integrated digital infrastructure," he said. "As the fund embarks on a period of growth and transformation, J.P. Morgan will continue to ensure ...

Industry fund revamps executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... "Equip is now a substantially larger organisation with national reach and distribution. We have been rapidly evolving our digital capabilities and member services over the past year and it will be extremely valuable to add Tania's experience within major ...