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Insurtech here to stay: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... consulting firm Oliver Wyman and German insurance startup Policen Direkt shows the second wave of insurance technology disruption will have the potential to "truly change the way insurers cover risk." The research, which included more than 1000 global ...

Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The Federal Government will open the doors to disruption in the banking sector as part of changes to its revised fintech investment agenda. The 2017-18 Budget includes provisions for newer entrants into the banking industry, including the relaxing the ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Like the story of the blind man and an elephant, interpretations are often derived from which part of the animal you touched. Such is the case with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) elephant - the latest update on Australia's "International ...

Fearless forecasting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... external force - it's ruled by investor psychology and it's ever changing moods which is triggered - or causes - a disruption in the economic and market dynamics' steady state.

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... the Northeast - and should be reversed in the following month. What's definitely positive (and notwithstanding the disruption from Stella), the unemployment rate dropped from 4.7% to 4.5% in March - the lowest level since the height of the economic expansion ...

Global SMA rated superior

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... awarded four out of a possible five stars by the research house, with the rating also applying to the firm's Global Disruption Fund. In its review, SQM noted Loftus Peak's likelihood to outperform its peers and benchmark based on the SMA's track record ...

Westpac minimises disruption with disruption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
Appealing to the younger members of its customer base, Westpac launched an innovative tool enabling access to its online banking features via social messaging apps and SMS. The bank introduced the Westpac Keyboard, a new iOS keyboard, which allows customers ...

Life insurance ripe for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
Unprecedented challenges in the life insurance industry are exacerbating profitably and forcing some players out of the market, the latest PwC report shows. Customer demographics, ongoing trust issues, heightened regulation, foreign entrants, technology ...

Westpac deputy chief executive retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... opportunity of a varied and challenging career since I joined more than 20 years ago. Over that time, we have handled the disruption from Y2K, the DotCom era, 9/11 and the Global Financial Crisis." "We have transformed the company via the acquisitions ...

HUB24 the fastest growing platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... Andrew Alcock said is the product of doing the right things at the right time. "Quite frankly, we're just responding to disruption and changes in the marketplace where financial advisers are looking for choice, quality, value and great service. There's ...