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"Enough is enough": Women in Super launch national campaign

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... system that sees women retiring with 47% less than men. This is a crisis and unless we act now we will be leaving a tragic legacy for younger women and it is not fair or reasonable to simply tell women to fix the problem themselves. We need to get the ...

Complex operations leaving life customers confused

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... frustrating it is to modernise an industry that's facing greater legislative parameters than a general insurer would. Managing legacy products written 20 years ago in particular is difficult, Clark said, adding the company would like to get more customers ...

Insurers require urgent start-up collaborations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... insurance companies concerned about how best to tackle the challenges innovation presents, as well as the regulatory and legacy system roadblocks, according to financial services technology company TAS chief executive Shane Baker. One concern insurers ...

Technology and mergers threaten insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... how to best do this, particularly as local and global insurtechs enter the Australian market, the report said. They noted legacy systems are holding them back from adapting to change as many continue to rely on systems that are simply not conducive to ...

Fortnum subsidiary flags aggressive growth plan

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... quality, personal advice to its clients and I'm excited to have another talented adviser like Samuel on board to continue that legacy," Matthew said of his brother. "We are grateful to the team at Fortnum who have given us the support and flexibility ...

An institutional approach to retirement advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... expenses of $100,000, $50,000 on annual holidays for 10 years, $100,000 in projected aged care expenses, $100,000 for a legacy objective and $100,000 as a contingency for health costs. Beesley said designing an asset-liability model this complex would ...

Generational change for La Trobe leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... was appointed group general manager before taking over as chief operating officer in 2000. "Brian has left an astonishing legacy that will not go unforgotten and we wish him the very best with his next chapter," La Trobe president and chief executive ...

SMSF software demand surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... months to June. Accounting practices recorded the greatest demand for the cloud-based SMSF software as they transition from legacy desktops to the cloud and real-time reporting, Class chief executive Kevin Bungard said. Accountants using Class technology ...

Wealth and investment leads Aussie fintech

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... who have left large corporate institutions to begin their own innovative startup companies that are unencumbered by large legacy systems," Szetho said. Szetho added the map also showed the many other growing areas of the Australian fintech ecosystem ...

The challenge of finding true active management

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... portfolio managers are paid to gather assets." Finally, he said, investors have to consider fees, given the preponderance of legacy fee structures still in the market. Darren Hall was the recipient of the Sales Executive of the Year Award at the 2017 ...