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Fintechs must collaborate, not disrupt: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... new study shows. The joint report from consulting and technology company Capgemini and the University of Sydney Business School finds while fintechs may provide customer convenience, price advantage, access and greater choice, incumbents are retaining ...

Goals-based strategies valuable for retirees: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... retirement investment solutions are failing to meet the needs of future retirees, according to a study by French business school EDHEC-Risk Institute. The solutions tend to focus on achieving minimum levels of replacement income or a safety net, and ...

Industry fund appoints chief risk officer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... and has a strong commercial background." Netting holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Melbourne Business School, and Bachelor's degrees in management and accountancy from the Queensland University of Technology. Statewide Super was voted ...

Australia ranks fifth for financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Australia's school education performance against global benchmarks in mathematics, reading and science may be falling but their financial literacy performance is strongly above average, ranking fifth from 15 countries. According to a statement released ...

Labor fights phoenix fraud

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... orders against accessories Consultation on targeted integrity measures based on the recommendations of the Melbourne Law School / Monash Business School Phoenix Research Team. Phoenix activity occurs when the directors of a business transfer its assets ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... don't expect any changes in ECB monetary policy settings anytime soon. Coure told his audience at a conference at the Paris School of Economics that, "When interest rates are negative some people complain, we think that it clearly contributed overall ...

Women in Super names 2017 scholarship winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... now in its third year running. The national advocacy and networking group has collaborated with the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) @UNSW Business School to provide access to executive education programmes focused on improving leadership ...

Budget for the wealthy: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... 'Labor Budget.' Shorten went on Twitter to say the Coalition's budget is "out of touch", as a Labor Budget wouldn't slash school funding, deliver tax cuts for millionaires or raise taxes for working Australians. He added the Budget gives tax breaks to ...

AIA launches flexible premium structure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... structure to their clients' individual life stages, whether they're buying a house, starting a family, sending their kids to school or satisfying a particular business need." AIA worked closely with advice partners, in particular with Synchron director ...

Advice rated excellent: MLC survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... planning over the past two years; 90% have not received advice on financing their children's education despite fast-rising school fees and expenses. When asked about their wealth satisfaction level on a scale out of 10, respondents on average rated income ...