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Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... Los Angeles. Honee is reported as "Australia's first tech company to propel the beauty and wellness industry into the digital age." Its co-founders found the beauty industry had been left behind by the internet revolution. Less than 0.2% of salon bookings ...

Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... Financial institutions are also willing to pay a premium for IT specialists in 2018, as transformation projects harness digital and data analytics to improve the way firms attract, retain and engage with customers. Other areas of technology that are ...

IFM increases stake in Decimal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... has increased its stake in robo-adviser Decimal, signalling renewed confidence that superannuation funds are embracing digital financial advice. IFM Investors bumped up its holdings in the ASX-listed firm via an ordinary share placement of 28,900,000 ...

OpenMarkets appoints executive, announces integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
Digital stockbroker OpenMarkets has appointed its first chief operating officer and integrated with an ASX-listed fintech to benefit Australia's growing network of self-directed investors. Lee Redpath joined OpenMarkets in the newly-created role, leaving ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... international bitcoin market continues to soar. Last week, Apollo Capital accepted $50,000 buy-ins to invest and actively manage digital currencies, other blockchain-based assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs); and independent wealth management firm ...

Phone leads life insurance sales: Roy Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... numbers showing no real change. A recent study from NobleOak found consumers are increasingly relying on the internet and digital devices to purchase life insurance instead of financial advisers. The internet is a rich source of advice for 28.7% of adults ...

Commonwealth Bank launches chatbot banker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... checking bank balances, activating new cards, making payments and getting cardless cash. CBA executive general manager digital, Pete Steel, said the exciting thing about Ceba is that it can actually carry out tasks for customers, rather than providing ...

IOSCO issues caution over ICOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... deciding whether to invest in ICOs." ICOs, also known as token sales or coin sales, typically involve the creation of digital tokens using distributed ledger technology. They're usually sold to investors by auction or through subscription in return for ...

Aussie crypto fund opens to wholesale investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... its first investment planned for February 1. Apollo Capital is accepting minimum buy-ins of $50,000 and will invest in digital currencies, other blockchain-based assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Described as an actively managed crypto fund ...

Life insurance consumers shun financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
Australians are increasingly relying on the internet and digital devices to purchase life insurance instead of financial advisers, a new study from NobleOak shows. Almost half (43.6%) of the 1000 respondents in NobleOak and Pureprofile's 2017 life insurance ...