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ME and mutuals must embrace fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Australian mutuals are being encouraged to further embrace disruptive fintech and start-up solutions in a bid to capitalise on challenges faced by their bigger competitors. This is a key theme arising from KPMG's 2015 Mutuals Industry Review released ...

Retirement incomes become industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... income products for retirement (CIPRs). In her paper, 'Financial issues in retirement', Ralston addresses the importance of fintech and automated advice and the ability to develop low cost portfolio strategies. She said these "are areas which are gaining ...

AFA appoints policy and marketing head

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... Clarke has previously held leading roles with AMP, Macquarie, Rothschild and MLC. She was most recently consulting in B2B FinTech development supporting adviser efficiency and small business growth. "Samantha brings an extra dimension to the AFA team ...

Aussie fintech partners with Alibaba

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Australian fintech lender GetCapital is offering finance to support purchases on Alibaba.com from suppliers in any country under a new partnership announced recently. The collaboration is, for the first time, providing Australian importers and exporters ...

Turnbull backs financial start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has advocated more support to Australia's start-up businesses, including fintechs, in line with the federal government's commitment to "an innovative Australia." Helping launch IPO and placements app OnMarket yesterday ...

Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... exchange for a 10-20% equity stake. H2 Ventures, meanwhile, has reported interest at the institutional level for its new fintech-focused fund. According to Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia, the newfound viability of super investment in VC ...

Equipsuper invests in fintech, robo-advice firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
Equipsuper has invested in a fintech startup that will develop the fund's digital advice and investment platform. Clover is a Melbourne-based financial technology company that offers an automated investment service. The platform adopts a goals-based ...

Aussie fintechs sell to grow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
More than 30 Australian and New Zealand financial technology start-ups have put their case forward as to how they can progress the digital expansion of financial services. Speaking in front of prominent investors and industry professionals at the Afiniation ...

Financial services most at risk from disruption

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... Showcase in Sydney this morning, an event which brings together the best and brightest from the Australian and New Zealand fintech industry, giving each seven minutes to present to potential partners and investors. Duncombe said no industry will remain ...

IRESS acquires UK fintech businesses

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
IRESS has acquired two financial technology businesses based in the United Kingdom as part of the strategy to develop its operations there. One of the businesses is Proquote Limited, a provider of trading, market data and connectivity solutions, owned ...