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MDA provider builds custom solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
Another financial advice group is embracing managed accounts, partnering with provider managedaccounts.com.au to create a bespoke solution. The MDA provider has partnered with The Wealth Partnership in what managedaccounts.com.au head of distribution ...

Fintechs pose disintermediation threat: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
The latest CFA Institute report shows fintechs specialising in blockchain, robo-advice, mobile payments and peer-to-peer lending have the highest potential to disintermediate the financial services industry. CFA Society Sydney president Anthony Serhan ...

BTFG upgrades Panorama app

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
Growing demand from financial advisers to be able to work on-the-go is behind upgrades to the BT Panorama app, and its use has surged in the last 12 months. Upgrades made by BT Financial Group to the app include an external assets view, fee details ...

Finance braces for Amazon effect

EMMA RAPAPORT AND DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
The arrival of Amazon Marketplace in Australia will disrupt several businesses and the financial services industry won't be immune to the online store's influence. Already sending shockwaves through local major retailers, Australian fintech Avoka believes ...

MLC Life adapts to meet shifting expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
The increasing importance of big data in the world of life insurance has seen MLC Life launch its new consumer-facing website, revealing the cornerstone of an ongoing digital transformation strategy. Aiming to align its digital offering with the evolving ...

Location, location, location: the key to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The Apple Isle is calling for those wanting to make the most of their retirement, according to the latest insight from Milliman. A study of more than 300,000 Australian retirees shows the cost of retirement varies widely depending on where you live ...

US investment giant hires Australian insto head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The asset management business of one of the largest life insurance providers in the world is furthering its Australian distribution footprint with the appointment of a head of institutional relationships. Cameron Sinclair joins PGIM, the Prudential ...

Old technology costing advice industry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
The majority financial advice firms are still choosing to rely on Microsoft Excel as their primary source of administrative software despite a range of financial software products coming to market, YTML said. According to the financial technology provider's ...

Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Even though short sellers found it tough to generate absolute returns in 2016, the strategy remains an important source of returns for Australian shares long-short fund managers. A study by investment research firm Zenith found profiting from short ...

The changing face of underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Facial analytics may play a key role in calculating future life insurance premiums thanks to a North Carolina technology firm claiming its platform returns lifespan estimates more accurate than traditional methods. Lapetus Life Event Solutions recently ...