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Asset managers feeling profit squeeze

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... jumping 21% in 2016, and driven by net new flows of 17%. Global players should focus on learning to collaborate through digital channels in China, BCG partner Qin Xu said, noting China's retail market and customer experience are quickly going digital ...

New super product for investment savvy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... very easy, as it uses our existing cloud-based portfolio management services and intuitive workflows including electronic digital signature based applications," Bernasconi said. In a recent blog post, WealthO2 described superannuation as a double edged ...

Digital revamp for Citi wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
Citi Australia's wealth management and advice arm is ramping up its digital offerings in an effort to be a leader in the region. Speaking at a Sydney media roundtable yesterday, Citi Australia head of consumer banking in Asia Pacific, Anand Selva, said ...

VicSuper launches digital advice free from super speak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
Members of VicSuper now have free access to round-the-clock financial advice via an online coach, providing guidance on superannuation and retirement. Designed to improve member engagement, the Beeline service offers members direction around additional ...

CFS reaches out to advisers via FirstTech app

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
Colonial First State will introduce new digital enhancements to its FirstTech app, providing access to the latest information on superannuation, tax, social security and aged care. The app will be made available free to all advisers using CFS platforms ...

Class integrates with two boutiques

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... providers have joined forces with Class Super to help scale audit and compliance services. A.S.A.P. Advice, a Tasmania-based digital advice platform that assists accountants provide SMSF services without the need of an AFSL, is the newest addition to ...

BlackRock hires new executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
BlackRock is expanding its digital and distribution strategies with two executive appointments. Katie Petering is the new head of asset manager sales for BlackRock's exchange-traded funds business iShares. She will report to head of iShares Australia ...

Looking ahead key to flipping bad money habits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... believes widespread financial mismanagement is the result of a severe disconnect from our future selves. UBank, NAB's digital-only offering, conducted research in partnership with consumer neuroscience expert Dr. Phil Harris from the University of Melbourne. ...

MLC Life partners to accelerate underwriting process

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... Life, which owns an 80% stake in MLC Life, is driving the strategy, investing about $400 million to improve technology and digital capabilities. MLC Life believes the technology will transform the way life insurers measure risk, and significantly diminish ...

Fairfax nixes private equity buyout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... company is well-positioned to deliver substantial returns for shareholders into the medium and long-term future. Fairfax's digital businesses are growing strongly and we have established plans for our traditional media. "With media reform expected later ...