 ANDREW GRAY , MICHAEL LEIBROCK | FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017 ... financial services sector, the term fintech has only became widely used within the past few years. Interestingly, no industry-wide consensus around a single definition of fintech exists to date, but this isn't entirely surprising as the boundaries between ... Read more  SARAH HAYWARD | FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017 A big question for the global funds management industry is will or won't Google enter funds management? Or indeed when? To date, regulation that has caused considerable angst and operational cost and focus for funds across the globe has acted as a protective ... Read more  PAT GARRETT , DAVE BLUMENTHAL | FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017 Technology and automation are driving rapid changes to the super industry. The emergence of low-cost SMSF administrators has considerably reduced the costs and complexity of setting up and operating an SMSF. New highly-automated investment management ... Read more  EMMA RAPAPORT | FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017 ... the superannuation and insurance industries, as claims relating to suicide and mental illness were on the rise and industry fund chief executives unsure of where to turn for help. A stroke of ingenuity led her to form SuperFriend, a foundation which ... Read more  CALASTONE PTY LIMITED | FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017 The financial services industry is undergoing significant technological change, and the fund management industry will not be excluded from this, especially with the rise of new technologies such as blockchain and robo-advice. Fund managers, distributors ... Read more  STEPHEN HUPPERT | FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017 ... superannuation with the emergence of new superannuation funds focused on millennials and other FinTech startups impacting the industry. However, it has been argued that the biggest disruption to superannuation and its associated industries may not come ... Read more  DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017 ... abundance of research completed by the CSIRO with direct correlation to the daily occurrences of the wealth management industry. Little did I know the extensive applications of blockchain and how it is potentially shaping the companies you invest or ... Read more  PAUL CHAPMAN | FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017 For Australia's financial services industry to transition successfully to an open data ecosystem, it is crucial to move forward in a way that promotes and safeguards consumer trust. While the potential benefits of more accessible data are great, only ... Read more EMMA RAPAPORT | FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017 An industry of $2.3 trillion attracts many talented workers in search of influence, prestige, and wealth, but few who describe themselves first and foremost as 'thinkers'. When asked what his inspirations were for devising a fresh agenda for peak superannuation ... Read more  SALLY LOANE | MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017 ... default their 9.5% of salary into the super fund their trade union or employer has chosen, most of these the so-called industry funds. The system protects these funds from competition because competing funds can't get onto the default list. While competition ... Read more |
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