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Big tech leads fintech optimism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... transformative role in financial services. The research culminated in an 197-page report released by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte, which said that fintechs have changed the basis of competition in financial services - but they have not yet changed ...

Uniformity required to combat cyber threats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... Asia-Pacific is needed to combat an increasing threat of cyber-attacks to financial services organisations. According to Deloitte, despite the frequency of global cyber-attacks increasing and becoming more sophisticated, the lack of uniform regulatory ...

CBA contemplates CommInsure sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... Although CommInsure was cleared of allegations of medical misconduct and systemic claims handling issues by ASIC and Deloitte in March, CBA's announcement nonetheless follows a troubled year for the insurer. In August 2016, CareSuper opted to award its ...

DomaCom to ease issue of retirement funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... for elderly Australians to realise part of the value of their home to help fund their retirement." Citing estimates by Deloitte that the potential pool of home equity funds Australians could access in their retirement is in excess of $500 billion; DomaCom ...

Millennial disengagement dire for economy: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... end of their working life, and so will we - the taxpayer," she said. Highlighting new research the FSC co-authored with Deloitte Access Economics, Loane said retirement remains a distant thought for millennials; only 8% can identify an amount of money ...

New executives to drive NGS Super growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... said. NGS has also appointed its first chief risk and governance officer in Ben Facer. Facer has been a partner with Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants for more than five years, prior to which he spent almost 20 years with Mercer. "Ben is highly respected ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... dollar industry such as the United Kingdom (31%), Hong Kong (68.5%), Singapore (80%) and Luxembourg (99%). Research by Deloitte Access Economics for found that if Australia could grow overseas-sourced funds under management equal to that of Hong Kong ...

Competition would save Australians millions in super fees: Deloitte

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... superannuation marketplace would reduce fees by $292 million per year across 14 million MySuper accounts. A report issued by Deloitte Access Economics (DAE) finds that the facilitation of choice, creating an environment where consumers are free to choose ...

AIA growth strategy spawns appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... AIA since 2009, is a qualified actuary with over 18 years' experience in life insurance and has also held roles with Deloitte and Trowbridge Consulting. AIA Australia has also created a chief strategy officer role for Australia and New Zealand, charging ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... 722,000 professionals in the industry by 2022. The forecast came from the latest Australia's Digital Pulse report by Deloitte Access Economics, which found the contribution of digital technologies to the Australian economy will grow to $139 billion by ...