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Not our job to protect big insurers: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... peer-to-peer services. "We welcome the opportunity to engage with insurance tech companies. They are unencumbered by the legacy systems that are preventing established insurers from innovating. Unfortunately, life insurance has been an industry that ...

Panorama fortifies BTFG adviser market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... project" will take the entire wealth infrastructure and connect it to the rest of the banking group, consolidating seven legacy systems from Westpac, St George and Asgard into one core operating platform. Now in migration phase, the biggest priority ...

'Retire ready' is more than a large super balance

EMMA RAPAPORT, STEPHEN FAY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... and not just the investment side. By considering a hierarchy of spending needs upwards from "essentials" to "desired" to "legacy", along with augmented reality processes, a person approaching retirement could more fully visualise for the scenarios ahead. ...

Life insurance industry rebuts need for greater reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... consumers, including the implementation of standardised definitions; legal reform to facilitate the rationalisation of legacy products and reduce costs; and the allowance of insurers to provide rehabilitation support to claimants. Also appearing for ...

Super funds trawling eBay for legacy parts

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... Loane said the problem is embedded to the extent where a super fund would need to find a spare part on eBay to keep its legacy systems running. Citing other legacy issues, Loane said one life insurer is storing customer records on a microfiche and another ...

Centrepoint growing wealth business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... Centrepoint's after-tax profit, which inched $0.7 million year-on-year to $4.6 million, was dented by an increase in pre-July 2010 legacy claims provisions to $3.7 million (2015: $149,000). "We are continuing to invest in growing or adviser services ...

ClearView hire aligns growth plan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... Blaxland-Walker said. The appointments also follow ClearView's announcement in late 2016 that the firm will be replacing its legacy software, and seven years of data, with Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud - a cloud-based solution that ...

Irish sovereign fund stamps out tobacco

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... completed the sale of its remaining investments in tobacco manufacturing. As a part of an ongoing strategy to sell its legacy investments, the €8 billion ($11 billion) sovereign fund's decision aligns with the Irish Government's commitment to tobacco ...

ClearView partners for platform overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
ClearView partnered to overhaul its legacy general ledger platform and replace it with a cloud-based solution that provides real-time data for clients. With the help of KPMG, ClearView replaced its legacy software, and seven years of data, with Oracle ...

Link completes AustralianSuper transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... an unprecedented achievement in Australia. After acquiring Superpartners in December 2014, Link is preparing to archive legacy data before switching off the platform. Five of the nine funds transitioned were part of this acquisition, including AustralianSuper. ...