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Financial services most at risk from disruption

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
The banking and financial services industry is uniquely placed to suffer most from the wave of digital disruption that is sweeping the world. That's according to Citi managing director of customer experience Linda Duncombe, who opened the Afiniation ...

KPMG pinpoints stagnant insurance industry

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... innovation has created significant challenges for insurers with 48% saying that their organisations are already experiencing disruption from new, more nimble competitors. "It is not just start-ups that are creating innovation challenges for the insurance ...

NZ Super posts 14% returns for FY2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund returned 14.64% and finished the year to June 2015 with funds under management of $29.54 billion. The fund exceeded its two benchmarks, which are its own passive reference portfolio and the Treasury bill, which measures ...

Super board governance legislation introduced today

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... not-for-profit sector worse off. "These changes - long promoted by the banks - would impose a radical and unnecessary disruption to funds without a shred of evidence of improved member returns. They would also add to a series of enacted and proposed ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... that we will be making decisions in a thoughtful and considered manner." He also said: "We have to recognise that the disruption that we see driven by technology, the volatility in change is our friend if we are agile and smart enough to take advantage ...

Managers pressured by more demanding clients

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... it. Overall, asset managers are positive about the opportunities for growth despite growing competition and potential disruption from new entrants to the industry such as technology or non-financial services firms. Most APAC-based respondents (84%) forecast ...

SelectingSuper CompareOnline enhances research depth

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... increasingly confronted by how rapidly the market is evolving due to technological innovation, regulatory change and digital disruption.

Super board changes could cost funds $20m a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... funds were risky and not supported by evidence," the organisation said. "The proposed changes will be a significant disruption and cost to the boards and members of not-for-profit super funds without the Government having produced any evidence that they ...

China impossible to ignore for asset managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... "Nobody ever said that globalisation of its capital markets was going to be easier without any sort of volatility or disruption," Johnson said. "Clearly right now the Chinese are trying to balance that globalisation that needs to happen with restoring ...

Large institution acquires SMSF admin firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... Justsuper, which will continue to operate under its own brand name and with its existing team of employees "with no disruption to clients," AMP said. AMP SMSF managing director Natasha Fenech said that the acquisition is consistent with the business ...