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Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The latest Financial Standard spot poll result sees an end to the bitcoin bubble in 2018. About 40% of respondents are betting the days of the bitcoin phenomenon are numbered, while 29% predict Australia will lift interest rates by 25 percentage points. ...

Phone leads life insurance sales: Roy Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... Source survey rang the company directly to buy life insurance; this was closely followed by the employer or group insurance channel (23.9%.) In the last five years however, policies purchased over the phone dropped from 26% or 89,000, while policies ...

Commonwealth Bank launches chatbot banker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Commonwealth Bank customers can now complete more than 200 banking tasks using a newly-launched chatbot. Leveraging artificial intelligence, the bank has launched Ceba, a 24/7 chatbot capable of recognising about 60,000 variations of questions regarding ...

IOSCO issues caution over ICOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions warns Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have clear risks and are highly speculative investments. IOSCO, seen as the global standard setter for securities regulation, said ICOs are not standardised ...

HNWI growth outpacing super: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... Australia's population, indicating that the elusive investor class is likely going to become a "mainstream wealth management channel and source of national investment funds" - even if HNWIs typically "prefer to stay out of the limelight." Putting the ...

Principal and CIMB strengthen asset management ties

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... be better able to bring our global asset management expertise and experience to bear while still leveraging the multi-channel distribution power of CIMB to continue to serve our customers," Borda said. The transaction is expected to complete in the second ...

Zurich UK launches selfie app for underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Zurich has launched facial recognition technology in an effort to promote life insurance adoption across the UK. FaceQuote is able to quote a monthly life insurance premium for prospective customers based on age estimates calculated after a selfie is ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Using artificial intelligence to do all your personal and business banking from the comfort of your own home may be closer than you realise, NAB predicts. NAB executive general manager, digital and innovation Jonathan Davey said the proliferation of ...

Bravura scores platform deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
Bravura Solutions won an administration platform mandate from an Australian investment and life insurance company. Garradin, Bravura's investment management and portfolio administration platform will support the Foresters Friendly Society's funeral ...

Perennial investment services boss departs after 11 years

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... responsible for business strategy, global economic updates and retail product development. Before Perennial, he was head of channel management and direct sales at Credit Suisse Asset Management, a financial products manager at NRMA Financial Services ...