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Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... legitimate investment opportunities to fund projects or businesses, the increased targeting of ICOs to retail investors through online distribution channels by parties often located outside an investor's home jurisdiction - which may not be subject to ...

Phone leads life insurance sales: Roy Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... from 26% or 89,000, while policies via group insurance increased from 18.5% or 155,000 policies. Purchasing life insurance online meanwhile experienced the most rapid growth from 4.6% or 168,000 policies to 10.8% or 349,000 - jumping 108% over the same ...

Commonwealth Bank launches chatbot banker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... digital banking moves beyond enabling seamless transactions. "Banks are moving towards providing personalised and insightful online banking experiences for our customers, and artificial intelligence along with the powerful technology behind it sits at ...

IOSCO issues caution over ICOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... legitimate investment opportunities to fund projects or businesses, the increased targeting of ICOs to retail investors through online distribution channels by parties often located outside an investor's home jurisdiction - which may not be subject to ...

Netwealth signals managed account growth, business upgrades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... automate ROAs for multiple clients in a fraction of the time compared to traditional methods. The ROAs can then be accepted online by a client. During the past quarter netwealth also expanded the investment products available to wholesale investors to ...

Life insurance consumers shun financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... 21.9% who call on family members for information. A growing trend is the purchase of life insurance or income protection online or via mobile devices, up 35% compared to 2016. NobleOak's chief executive Anthony Brown said the challenge for life insurers ...

In-house education key to super success

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... their part," he said. "With more schools incorporating financial literacy into their curriculum, and plenty of valuable online resources like ASIC's MoneySmart, young Australians are better equipped than ever to be smart about their super, but we know ...

International broker enters Aussie market

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Japanese online broking platform Monex officially enters the Australian market today with intentions to target the self-managed superannuation fund and financial adviser markets. Monex flagged its intention to operate in Australia in August last year. ...

Wealth firm acquires taxation educator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... select the training format most appropriate to their business, allowing them to choose between face to face event programs, online webinars or in-house training. "They will be able to select from a range of programs and delivery formats, confident in ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... data, have grown to a fresh record high of 199.7% of disposable income in the third quarter of last year. The good news is online sales are booming -- the ABS' experimental measure shows unadjusted growth of 22.3% in the month of November from 11.3% ...