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Powerwrap managing director departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... the board was greatly appreciative of Brant's contribution to the company. "In his time, he has driven substantial improvements in the company's business operations and service delivery, including a management restructure, IT developments and process ...

ABA announces new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... with customers, the community and with federal and state politicians on all sides. While we have made significant improvements in recent times, rebuilding community trust is a long-term issue and change within the industry needs to be bolder and faster," ...

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... 101.35 in October from 97.87 in September - itself, an improvement from th3 95.45 recorded in August. There were improvements galore in the October survey's sub-indices: family finance vs a year ago (up to 83.7 this month from 82.9 in September); family ...

Increased scrutiny driving regtech need

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... industry to be serious about building a true culture of compliance. Regtech creates efficiencies and productivity improvements to manage regulatory obligations in a cost-effective and compliant manner," he said. Kaplan and Red Marker are also working ...

Regulatory costs unsustainable: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... advisers when trying to identify and explain suitable options for each client. "Competition is essential to drive improvements in the quality and value of advice for consumers. These positive consumer outcomes can only be delivered by addressing the ...

ASX on track for blockchain announcement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... with its customers and build a detailed understanding of what the industry wants. This has also included identifying improvements for customers beyond the world of CHESS, which we are also looking to implement." Stevens added Centre Point, the ASX's ...

CommInsure strengthens income protection offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... over the past year, believing it has delivered on the updates. "The new Income Protection Platinum product and the improvements to the rest of our income protection, trauma and TPD offerings position us strongly against our competitors. Income Protection ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... jumped by 2.5% to a reading of 97.9 this month from 95.5 in August with nearly all the survey's sub-indices recording improvements. But before you jump for joy and sing hallelujah, note that the September figure is a bounce back from the nine-year low ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... result has been the ability of leading asset owners to adapt to the ever-changing investment environment, through improvements in governance and the ability to learn from their peers." According to the research, the world's top 300 pension funds now ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... insured members," he said. The ISWG's discussion paper is the fifth in a series released by the group aiming to make improvements in super members' experience. Established in November 2016, the group is making inroads in drafting a Code of Practice expected ...