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NPP to take super by storm: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... will be able to make payments using their smartphone, request payment from others and split a bill. It will be available on iOS and Android smartphones. Westpac chief executive of consumer bank, George Frazis, said Beem expands payment choices for customers ...

EY issues ICO theft warning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Investors have lost about US$400 million in the initial coin offering (ICO) market due to theft and cyberattacks, a new EY report shows. EY studied 372 ICO projects globally in 2017 that raised US$3.7 billion in funds - twice the volume of venture capital ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The latest Financial Standard spot poll result sees an end to the bitcoin bubble in 2018. About 40% of respondents are betting the days of the bitcoin phenomenon are numbered, while 29% predict Australia will lift interest rates by 25 percentage points. ...

IOSCO issues caution over ICOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions warns Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have clear risks and are highly speculative investments. IOSCO, seen as the global standard setter for securities regulation, said ICOs are not standardised ...

Hedge fund sector flourishing: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
Global hedge fund managers are increasingly setting up shop in offshore tax havens as demand for alternative investment strategies continues to soar, latest IOSCO research shows. The International Organization of Securities Commissions' (IOSCO) biannual ...

FPA celebrates World Financial Planning Day

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is today helping celebrate World Financial Planning Day by raising awareness about the importance of investor education and protection. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the initiative will ...

Turning lazy cash into super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... retirement savings; especially for the tap-to-pay generation." The Carrott app is available for free download for both Android and iOS.

IRESS enters regtech realm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... equity investment. The non-material investment will see Lucsan's suite of regtech solutions delivered to clients via IRESS' IOS, XPLAN and Acurity products. The partnership will also assist Lucsan's growth strategy as it works to expand across Australia ...

ASIC targets retirement products and services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
The corporate regulator has formed an internal working group to address financial issues of older Australians. In its 2017-18 Corporate Plan, ASIC highlighted it will examine financial products and services provided to older Australians - especially ...

Westpac minimises disruption with disruption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... enabling access to its online banking features via social messaging apps and SMS. The bank introduced the Westpac Keyboard, a new iOS keyboard, which allows customers to make payments, share account details or send cardless cash codes without exiting ...