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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 ...

HSBC rolls out Apple Pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... Australia, Westpac, National Australia Bank, and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to collectively negotiate access to Apple's digital payment technology. This access would have enabled the banks to offer their own integrated digital wallets to iPhone customers ...

Decimal expands superannuation network

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... Under the memorandum of understanding, Decimal's Eqilize solution will offer superannuation providers a pre-configured digital advice platform. In addition to its scale and compliance reporting features, clients have the flexibility to brand the software ...

Fortnum names two key hires

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... practice technology manager. Mackay joined Fortnum earlier this year from Bendigo and Adelaide Bank where she was previously digital advice manager. Fortnum Financial Group chief executive and managing director Neil Younger said the appointment of Thomas ...

Global bank tests customer service 'bot'

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... revealed in China, social media network WeChat and third-party online payment platform Alipay, generated US$2.9 trillion in digital social payments in 2016. It represents a 20-fold increase in the past four years. Better Than Cash Alliance said social ...