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Top trends reshaping Aussie superannuation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... third party interactions in real-time. "In the years ahead, super funds wishing to remain competitive must enhance their digital advice offerings by looking for new ways to cost-effectively provide advice and information to their members - from the very ...

CommInsure upgrades underwriting offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... choices when applying with CommInsure. They are the first phase of a broader program in CommInsure's effort to transform its digital business platforms and complement the product enhancements released at the end of 2016, she added. The Australian-based ...

CBA appoints group executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... international financial services leadership team. Coen Jonker has been promoted to the role after taking responsibility for digital transformation within the team. "Coen's insight into how digital technologies can transform the traditional retail and ...

What the 2017 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... announced broad concessions for the Australian fintech industry, continuing it innovation agenda from 2016. Purchases of digital currency, for example, will no longer be subject to the GST, which removes the "double taxation" on said purchases. There ...

Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... regulator, APRA." The Government has also announced broader concessions for the Australian fintech industry. Purchases of digital currency, for example, will no longer be subject to the GST, which removes the "double taxation" on said purchases. Crowdsourced ...

From financial advisers to cybersecurity advocates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... Australia. From phishing to clickjacking to social engineering, cybercrime has become a lucrative market targeting the 'digital' assets of mom-and-dad investors and the big institutions. Worse, cybercriminals are very hard to trace. In the US, law enforcement ...

Financial advisers should consider bitcoin as an asset class: Dunworth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
There is no better way to understand blockchain technology than to invest in bitcoins, a digital currency that has outperformed traditional currencies in recent years, according to an industry expert. This week the cryptocurrency broke record-highs ...

Pension fund eyes Fairfax Media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... purchase a refined Fairfax known as Domain Co. It would comprise Fairfax's Domain, Australian Metro Media, events and digital ventures (excluding Stan). The Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan is one of Canada's largest institutional investors, managing a ...

Macquarie boosts AUM, earnings flat

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... transition onto the platform in the coming weeks. Garrett commented the firm will expand its investment menu, functionality and digital experience for the more than 7000 advisers and clients in its network. Last year, the platform added 63 managed funds ...

Face-to-face advice rises at UniSuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... existing financial advice plan are up more than 70%. UniSuper executive manager of advice Jack McCartney said while phone and digital advice certainly have a place, members who need to discuss more complex issues or are nearing retirement are showing ...