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Turning lazy cash into super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
An Australian fintech is giving financial advisers another tool through which to help clients grow their superannuation balances. Much like Acorns, automated micro-savings app Carrott rounds everyday transactions made on credit or debit cards up to ...

BNP Paribas AM acquires fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... adding digital advisory services to enhance the digitalisation of its distributors, buying a majority stake in a Belgian fintech. Gambit Financial Solutions is now the preferred partner for all current and future robo-advisory solutions for BNP Paribas ...

Centrepoint forms fintech alliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
A newly-formed fintech partnership will enable Centrepoint Alliance financial advisers to develop stronger client relationships as well as provide tools to promote shared responsibility for the client's financial situation. A full-service money management ...

Fintech future lies in a winning ecosystem: Reinventure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
The Australian fintech sector must hone its focus to developing a specific ecosystem or risk losing out to a highly competitive global marketplace, according to Reinventure Group. Speaking at the Australia's Asian Future Summit on Friday, Reinventure ...

Experienced executives chasing fintechs, start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... review, Perceptor said 2017 was a year where financial services candidates looked at leaving bigger organisations to join fintech and start-up businesses. Director of Perceptor's financial services practice, Richard Baker said: "Anticipation of modest ...

Acorns hits $100m milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... Portfolio, which applies environmental, social and corporate governance strategies to investments. According to the EY FinTech Adoption Index, Australia is embracing fintech at a rapid pace, well ahead of other markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore and ...

Big tech leads fintech optimism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... direct competition at a later stage. It said robo-advisers provide an instructive example of incumbents responding to fintech. "Early innovators like Betterment and Wealthfront have shown significant growth, with assets under management of $6.7 billion ...

The future lies in wellness: WSSA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... services, according to Workplace Super Specialists Australia. WSSA president Terry Rhodes called on advisers to look to fintech providers, whom he says are developing financial literacy programs at a "great rate of knots" to help the industry deliver ...

Independent director joins Westpac board

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... member of the University of Technology Sydney Vice Chancellor's Industry Advisory Board, and the Federal Government's FinTech Advisory Group. Westpac chair Lindsay Maxsted said Caesar's experience, particularly in technology and innovation will help ...

Retirement fintech makes senior appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... building, designing the member experience and being responsible for the customer growth plan. The self-described retirement fintech aims to "make advice more affordable and accessible to all Australians, not just the wealthy." Prior to joining Retirement ...