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Finance braces for Amazon effect

EMMA RAPAPORT AND DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... going to catch up they need to implement solutions far more quickly. A fantastic mobile app which takes three years to build isn't going to hack it with Amazon on the scene," Copeland says. He remarks that Amazon will operate at a special advantage because ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Insurance Initiative Finalists Colonial First State - Be Ready for Next Challenger - Lifestyle Expectancy La Trobe Financial - Isn't it time your money worked hard for you? TAL - This Australian Life Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year Legg Mason ...

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Selection Committee, and scheduled for a date when Parliament was not in session. "You cannot debate a Bill when the Parliament isn't sitting. So they stuffed it," he said. Labor leader Bill Shorten hit at the comments branding Christensen as a "lion ...

Queensland continues venture capital commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... further $10 million in 2018-19, Budget documents said. In his Budget speech Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said innovation isn't just about new industries of the future. "It's also about transforming our existing industries - building on our traditional ...

Fees at the innovation frontline

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... that while the traditional practice of charging asset size-based management fees is "deeply entrenched in the industry," this isn't necessarily the only way to maintain the economics of running an asset management business. In Remerga's case, the focus ...

Advice industry must not rest on laurels: Diamantidis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... She implored advisers to say no to being part of the 'shoulds' and to work on becoming part of the 'wants'. "Twenty per cent isn't good enough. I believe 30-40% isn't good enough - we need to hit 50% of people getting financial advice in this country...It ...

Financial advice cannot be a quick-fix: Stackpool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... are still perplexed by financial advice and its increased accessibility and affordability through technology - and big data isn't helping. Certainty Advice Group believes making financial advice more affordable, accessible and convenient through technology ...

Macron won't stop populist tide: William Blair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... of 2010, when we saw the Tea Party emerge during the Obama administration. And despite what happened in France recently, it isn't going away: geopolitical and macro risks arising out of populism will continue for some time," he said. "The only thing ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... inflation will "take longer before it stabilises around 2 per cent". It expects inflation at 1.6% this year and 2.1% in 2018. Why isn't inflation picking up in the face of strengthening growth - the BOJ even notes that its economy is growing above potential? ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... volatility and very high property prices. They need to be smart with their money, and they know a low-interest bearing bank account isn't always the right choice." In an analysis of RateSetter investors, the platform found 64% of its millennial investors ...