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Why wait for Royal Commission to address trust?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... Royal Commission findings and are more concerned about professional standards. The Financial Services Institute of Australasia's (FINSIA) latest research highlighted consumers' lack of confidence in the professionalism of the financial services industry. ...

Alternative finance the option for millennials

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... alternative finance options as the generation tops Australia's user list of online lending products. Speaking at the AltFi Australasia Summit in Sydney today, OnDeck chief executive Noah Breslow said he can see the Australian alternative finance industry ...

Willis Towers Watson hires institutional risk expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... The announcement follows the March appointment of Simon Weaver to lead WTW's corporate risk and broking for Asia and Australasia. Weaver previously held the position as chief executive at WTW Singapore, as well as head of Asia operations at the Miller ...

Incumbents can innovate or separate: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... to carry industry innovation toward future consumer demands or risk being left behind. Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia Summit on 16 April, Credible founder and chief executive Stephen Dash said there is already separation between the firms adapting ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... statement in relation to responsible investing, he said. ACS also partners with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), and is a member of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and the Australian ...

Asset manager bets on blockchain for private equity audits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... commercial deployment of blockchain for private equity in February, 2017. The US-based organisation has been growing its Australasia presence. Last year, it tapped in a former general manager for ASX's clearing services, Danielle Henderson, as a senior ...

WTW names APAC corporate risk leader

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a new leader of corporate risk and broking for Asia and Australasia. Simon Weaver was previously the chief executive of Willis Towers Watson's Singapore office. Prior to that, he was head of Asia operations at the ...

Look inside to drive fintech forward: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... industry innovation but even more critical are relationships with established players. Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia Summit in April, uno Home Loans founder Vincent Turner said in the next five to seven years the crucial fintech partnerships ...

ABA makes new code compulsory

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... to regain customers' trust and faces the scrutiny of a Royal Commission. Last week, Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) called for one industry-wide code to restore professionalism among its members as a way of winning back customer ...

Milliman hires for greater adviser exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
A former head of adviser solutions at Morningstar Australasia is taking on a newly created role at Milliman. Andrew Whelan has been appointed as director, adviser services at the actuarial firm. He will be responsible for spearheading the development ...