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Zurich launches life insurance app

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Financial advisers will have simplified, direct access to clients' life insurance information via a new app from Zurich. ZLife Mobile, equipped with push notification capability, provides advisers with up-to-date client information on the go and is ...

Westpac minimises disruption with disruption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
Appealing to the younger members of its customer base, Westpac launched an innovative tool 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 ...

ING Direct partners with Apple Pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Over half a million ING Direct customers will benefit from a new integration with Apple Pay. With 74% of the bank's customer interactions coming via its mobile app, the integration is in response to high demand from customers for the mobile payment ...

PIMCO to take RE in-house

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
PIMCO has obtained a responsible entity license in Australia and plans to internalise RE for its $10 billion managed funds suite. Subject to unitholder approval, PIMCO will then be the RE for the funds available to Australian investors, including the ...

CBA innovates to help customers avoid late fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
The Commonwealth Bank has launched two new bill paying solutions, available via its CommBank app and NetBank. The 'Better Bill Experience' and 'Photo-a-bill' features went live today as a means of assisting customers in managing their bills and avoiding ...

AIA launches adviser support service

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
AIA Australia has launched its Business Growth Hub, a service aimed at supporting advice business owners. The service is available online and through AIA's client development team, and provides planners with strategic business advice on issues such ...

Fingerprint offered as bank password alternative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
ING DIRECT customers will now be able to login to their banking app by scanning their finger prints on their capable iPhones and iPads. One in three mobile and tablet banking users use their mobile or tablet app at least once every day, compared to ...

Industry funds embrace board independence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Top industry funds have embraced the proposal to introduce a third of independent directors to their boards and see it as an opportunity to add skills and improve governance. Despite opposition from Industry Super Australia (ISA), at least three of ...

Advisers waiting on the sidelines with smart beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Smart beta strategies are gaining popularity among investors, but financial advisers are exercising caution and waiting for the market to develop further in Australia. Financial Keys principal, Mark Causer, told Financial Standard that he tends to recommend ...

Cost cuts put research at risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Concerns are mounting that the push to lower operating costs in reaction to FoFA and competitive pressures will drive wealth groups to keep pruning their research capabilities, driving clients to source third-party solutions or reduce the role of research ...