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Australia aims to be APAC fintech leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's recent trip to Hong Kong and Shanghai top-dressed the government's innovation commitment and complemented calls by financial services executives for Australia's fintech industry to immediately capitalise in a "booming" ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
The Government should step in to boost investment in technology and innovation in the financial services sector by offering incentives and removing the biggest barriers, a panel of high profile professional investors has said.

Macquarie launches robo-advice service

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Macquarie has launched the digital advice service it announced in November 2015.

Topdocs adds Commonwealth Bank integration

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
Legal document provider Topdocs has created the ability for advisers to populate a Commonwealth Bank Accelerator Cash Account application - distributed by CommSec Adviser Services - at the same time as establishing their self-managed super funds through ...

Even the wealthy are turning to robo-advice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
Millennials and small investors are not the only ones taking up robo-advice; wealthy clients are also turning to the new technology in their droves.

App lets Australians invest pocket change

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
A new app released in Australia will allow users to round up daily purchases and invest the "change" into a diversified exchange-traded fund portfolio.

CFS launches app for advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Colonial First State (CFS) has launched a new mobile app on both Apple and Android devices that aims to cut down the time financial advisers spend on administration.

Rubik upgrades profit guidance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Financial services software company Rubik Financial expects its first half result to be more than 20% up on previous guidance of $2 million in underlying EBITDA.

Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Australia's large institutions must tread carefully if they are to adapt their workforces to the monumental changes resulting from process automation in what has been dubbed "the second machine age."

AdviserLogic launches updated platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Software provider AdviserLogic has launched AdviserLogic 2.0, the next iteration of its financial planning platform.