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Rubik appoints head of marketing

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... and external marketing and communications. Prior to joining Rubik, McCarthy was head of marketing communications with fintech start-up, Decimal Software. Other roles have included global manager brand and content for QBE Insurance, general manager internal ...

Former Mercer consultant launches research platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... new ventures including the successful consumer focused financial literacy blog, The Money Hans. DiligenceVault is a new fintech tool designed to help asset allocators conduct manager research and due diligence. The new platform aims to speed up the time-consuming ...

China emerging as fintech leader

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
China is taking a leading presence in the fintech sector, according to KPMG research. In partnership with H2 Ventures, KPMG released the Fintech 100 report, which lists the top 50 established "leaders" in the sector along with 50 emerging companies. ...

Mine Wealth + Wellbeing partners admin newcomer

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
Mine Wealth + Wellbeing is changing its administration systems provider to Recreo Financial, a small fintech company with its early experience in the SMSF market. The deal sees the$9.5 billion mining industry super fund taking a minority stake in Recreo. ...

Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... (CGT) treatment for all domestic investors in Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (VCLPs)," an AVCAL statement said. Fintech hub Stone and Chalk also was a major supporter of the innovation statement but said it not go far enough in relation to reforms ...

First State Super hitches cart to Turnbull innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... next few years, already committing $120 million to Blackbird Ventures in September. The new partnership was launched at fintech hub Stone and Chalk with guests including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant ...

Industry welcomes Innovation Statement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... statement from KPMG national chairman Peter Nash and national managing partner of brand and innovation Ken Reid said. Fintech hub Stone & Chalk said the statement, known as the National Innovation and Science Agenda, lays the foundation for the next ...

Robo-advice is WALL-E, not Terminator

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... Yet, in 2030 these young professionals will account for 70% of financial assets. Holley Nethercote provides services to fintech start-ups, some of which are exploring robo-advice options: "Each of the young fintech start-ups that come to us with their ...

ASIC sees potential for "large scale loss" in robo-advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... executive leader of the financial advisers team, Louise Macaulay, outlined the regulator's strategy to understand the fintech sector. "We are seeing startups and licensees entering the area. We think it is a sector that has got the potential of lowering ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... "These could include looking at climate change, sustainability themes, innovation in debt markets and venture capital and fintech." He added historical risk management frameworks rely heavily on neoclassical economics and modern portfolio theory and ...