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Innovation to drive 2014 AFA Conference

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... theme of innovation. With the regulatory environment all but finalised, the tagline for the conference this year is "Innovate: Think. Create. Act." The AFA expects 800-900 delegates to descend on the Cairns Convention Centre for the four-day conference ...

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... business-to-business processing," De Angelis continued. "The most successful financial services firms in the future will be those that innovate and invest in IT to meet the quickly evolving needs of their customers." One area of rapid change was the ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... better quality of life we need to build on our strengths. One of our greatest strengths as a nation is our capacity to innovate and invent. And our medical researchers have led the way, from Howard Florey to Sir Gustav Nossal and from Fiona Stanley to ...

FSI to focus on the technology challenge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... inquiry will be looking at technology, but not as an end in itself. "It is about the capacity of the system to change and innovate, and it has impacts for business models and the wider economy," Murray said. He specifically talked about "new business ...

QSuper unveils 'industry first' lifecycle product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... Australians' super contributions going into a default fund, the industry has an obligation to adapt these learnings and innovate." She went on: "What is needed now is a collective industry push to achieve greater customisation for default members, because ...

CommInsure wins AFA/PFL Life Company of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Brad Fox said. PFL manager of marketing and product development Rael Solomon said that "life companies have continued to innovate their risk products in 2013, while at the same time paying attention to increased claim rates in product sectors such as ...

ETF assets to surpass hedge funds in 12-18 months

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... the growth in the sector is also making product designers mindful of potential risks posed by increased competition to innovate. "This year's survey also found a growing awareness amongst promoters that this innovation leaves them open to increased risk ...

Lifecycle the future of pensions globally: Mercer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... funds will continue to consolidate, and I think with their scale they'll be able to invest in systems that allow us to innovate and evolve this lifecyle concept. I think the industry funds will be able to compete," he said. However, not everyone agrees ...

APRA issues warning on group risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... priorities, with prices for very large schemes hardening substantially". APRA added that it was the relentless drive to innovate and compete in the highly competitive super fund group insurance market that had pushed insurers to the edge. "Much growth ...

UFS adopts Rubik's 'Bank in a Box' technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... UFS, said of the decision to use Rubik: "If you want to keep pace with customer expectations, you have to constantly innovate in the way you do business and the way you reach your customers and provide them with the things that change their lives. "This ...