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SMSFs encouraged to embrace fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
SMSF members need to embrace fintech to minimise the erosion of returns and add simplicity to the costs of both asset ownership and administration. Managed account software provider MA Operator says many SMSFs are paying for services they don't need ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... funds have also joined the fray. More importantly, Nomura's foray into robo-advice could offer a strong test case on how fintech could potentially transform a savings culture into an investing culture as the Japanese investors face the reality of a low-yield ...

First client for Rubik Model Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Rubik has signed the first client to its new model bank. The fintech has localised Temenos' 'front-to-back' technology to develop Rubik Model Bank, a digital banking platform designed for Australian credit unions, mutual and other ADI's. Rubik chief ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Once big institutions come around to the benefits of digital member engagement, digital advice services will become as reliable and ubiquitous as internet banking is now, according to Decimal founder and executive director, strategy and innovation Jan ...

Super is "next on the menu" for disruption: new ASFA CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
The superannuation industry is at high risk of being disrupted by the fintech sector, new Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy has warned. Speaking at the 2016 ASFA Conference, Fahy noted the "challenges" inherent ...

Fintechs face marketing battle

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
The constant uphill battle faced by Australian fintech start-ups to enter the local marketplace is evidenced by research suggesting these new players pose little threat to the industry. A Yell Creative survey of 150 financial marketers found more than ...

Hong Kong fintech makes senior Australia hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... Lynch, as chief operating officer of Asia Pacific Equities. Wong said she was "delighted to be joining a fast-growing fintech company that has already established a strong reputation and track record in the region." "As the company grows across Asia ...

Ignition Wealth makes two senior hires

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... division, and had a key role in liaising between ASIC and the industry to develop the former's "regulatory sandbox" for fintech startups. "Claire Wivell Plater is a leading Australian expert on compliance and regulatory issues and concerns," Fordree ...

CBA in world-first blockchain transaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... will continue to partner with Wells Fargo to actively collaborate with trade finance clients, financial institutions, fintech companies and consortiums, as well as the insurance and shipping industries, to ensure their clients benefit from evolving trade ...

ASIC collaborates with Kenya on innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... the regulator is excited to be working more closely with CMA. "It operates in a jurisdiction that has seen significant fintech innovation growth. Innovation in financial services isn't confined by national borders. We hope this agreement will help to ...