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LGsuper appoints chief digital officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... telecommunications and digital transformation projects. Chief executive, David Todd, said the new appointment recognised IT-driven innovation would help the fund drive additional member value. "Technology will play an increasing role in the ever-changing ...

Super fund members switching at record rates: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Australians are paying attention to the superannuation conversation with new data showing super members are switching funds at a level not seen since 2010. Eleven per cent of super members switched funds last year, up from 9% in 2013. About 5% are intending ...

Why SMSFs are attractive to Gen X and Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... superannuation. SMSFs then become attractive and accessible. "In other industries where there has been significant innovation, it has not been around more bells and whistles, it has been about simplifying products and just making them intuitive and improving ...

Super funds battle with customer interfaces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... their super alongside other finances. This focus is evident at Colonial First State, which recently invested in an innovation lab with dedicated resources "to facilitate the development and delivery of world class experiences." Speaking at an executive ...

Buffett insurer partners with IAG

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... enhances IAG's personal and SME insurance proposition and, importantly, it provides a springboard for future business innovation and development for both companies."

Westpac restructure sees senior exec depart

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... help to deliver efficiencies," he said. "At the same time, the new structure enables us to drive product and digital innovation specific to the needs of our customer segments and brands. "We are determined to preserve the strength of our unique family ...

MAX Award winners named

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... State Street Global Advisors' stable of SPDR ETFs was named Investment Product of the Year and BT Panorama was declared Innovation of the Year. There were also campaign awards for Sunsuper, Perpetual, Macquarie, Legg Mason, AMP and Media Super in their ...

Treasury examining ASX monopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... "fragmentation" that could benefit high-frequency traders but exchange operators like Chi-X argue that it's stifling innovation. "The Council of Financial Regulators will shortly provide the Government with its recommendations on competition in equities ...

MAX Awards to showcase innovation in financial services sales and marketing

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
From Marketer of the Year to Innovation of the Year and best Digital Marketing Campaign, next week's Financial Standard MAX Forum and Awards promises to be an Oscar night celebrating outstanding work in financial services sales and marketing. Highly-acclaimed ...

Old families make way for self-made billionaires

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... Gilded Age of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, when entrepreneurship in the US and Europe drove the first wave of innovation in modern history." For more family offices and private wealth stories check FS Private Wealth