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Nominations open for 2017 Power50

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
Financial Standard's coveted Power50 series is returning in 2017 with the launch of The 50 Most Influential Financial Advisers in Australia. Nominations are now open for the 2017 list. Once nominations are completed, Financial Standard readers will ...

Experienced executives chasing fintechs, start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
One of the biggest challenges facing financial services employers is the ability to motivate and retain key talent, meaning development and progression planning programs must become more structured. This is the view of digital, sales and marketing recruitment ...

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
A Superannuation Guarantee Taskforce is being established to crackdown on employers which fail to meet SG obligations and potentially short-change employees from their super. Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, said the ...

Super funds on notice over disclosure deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
From 30 September financial advisers and consumers can expect to see significant changes in the way superannuation and managed investment funds disclose fees and charges. Corporate regulator ASIC said the changes will help bring industry-wide consistency ...

Digital advice embraced by all ages: Decimal

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
Superannuation fund member engagement via Decimal's digital financial advice software increased 37% in the past year, latest quarterly statistics show. Decimal's digital insights report for the June quarter shows 2366 members in its superannuation client ...

Improved distribution strengthens ClearView result

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
ClearView leveraged its life insurance business and financial adviser relationships to expand its wealth management division in FY17, recording a 17% increase in funds under management. The wealth division now has $2.5 billion FUM with double-digit ...

Big tech leads fintech optimism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
Three years of global research on fintechs has delivered an optimistic assessment about their disruptive and transformative role in financial services. The research culminated in an 197-page report released by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte ...

AIA pilots door-to-door claims program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
Life insurer AIA Australia is piloting a claims program that provides free door-to-door support in the face of significant health events. In a crisis the Claims on Wheels program will provide clients with their own personal claims consultant who will ...

Fixed income manager opens Australian office

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
A European fixed income and active management specialist has opened an Australian office. BlueBay Asset Management appointed Ciaran McAssey to head its new Melbourne office. He has worked at the firm for more than five years and is currently head of ...

Liquidnet promotes Australian leader, names successor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
Liquidnet's former head of Australia, Tristan Baldwin, recently relocated to Hong Kong following his promotion as regional head of sales for Asia-Pacific. Joining the global institutional trading platform as its new head of Australia is Murrough O'Brien. ...