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PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Slathered in Vaseline and leaping from a tiny pilot boat to embark on a gruelling 14 hour swim of the chilly English Channel might seem a far cry from running an alternative investment business out of sunny Brisbane, but Blue Sky founder and managing ...

SSFS rebrands, launches digital advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
State Super Financial Services has rebranded and unveiled its new digital advice channel. Now known as StatePlus, the wealth management company is focusing on developing its digital strategy, building out facilities for digital advice delivery (including ...

iSelect CEO departs amid takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... delighted that Scott has accepted the role to take iSelect to its next stage of development as Australia's leading multi-channel comparison service," said iSelect chairman Chris Knoblanche. "Alex will help to ensure there is a smooth transition of leadership ...

Use of bank-aligned advisers in decline

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... financial adviser to deal with the bank has declined from 8.4% in 2013 to 6.6% in 2015. At the same time, the internet as a channel to contact the bank has grown from 58.6% in 2013 to 62.2% in 2015, with mobile usage up from 26.2% to 33.6%. Clients using ...

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 ...

Financial services most at risk from disruption

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... has seen a huge transformation in how it acquires customers. Four out of five customers are now acquired via a digital channel, a proportion that has tripled in the last three years. "Customer behaviour is changing, enabled by faster internet speeds ...

Japanese life giant to acquire rival

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Nippon Life has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Mitsui Life. Following industry speculation in August that Nippon, Japan's second-biggest life insurer, was planning to acquire Mitsui in September, the two companies have jointly announced ...

Star global equity manager to launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... Marsico, manages US, international and global equities totalling more than US$12 billion. Local third party distributor Channel Capital has partnered with the firm to help it gain a foothold with ratings agencies and institutional clients. The Marsico ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Net establishments of new self-managed super funds have steadily declined since mid-2014, according to ATO and APRA data. Specifically, net establishments have fallen by 24% to 22,822 in the 12 months to June 2015. While this can be partly attributed ...

BT develops digital learning tool for advisers

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... licensed under one of BT's dealer groups will be able to undertake their education programs through a digital learning channel. The BTGL Learning Channel has digitalised professional development days and it tailors education programs to their experience ...