FINTECH

People & Products

Fintech business Padua Solutions has appointed former financial planner, Kristen Brown, as a senior research analyst to support its growth....

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People & Products

Fintech firm Q4 Associates Limited has joined EY New Zealand, a move it says will enable it to better serve clients across Australia and New Zealand as it expands in the ...

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Financial planning

Investor interest in ESG investing is growing but only 20% of investors say their adviser has explained ESG concepts and terms to them....

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Financial planning

Fintech providers have responded to advisers’ comments about their viability as a means to lower the cost of advice, highlighting it can bring down costs without reducing...

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People & Products

The number of fintech firms has more than doubled between 2017 and 2021, according to KPMG, but firms are being stymied by recruitment difficulties in the local market....

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Financial planning

The use of financial technology is imperative for advisers to have a client-centric focus during meetings and create an engine for business growth, according to Astute Wh...

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Financial planning

More than half of high net worth investors would welcome the ability to access and manage their entire investment portfolio digitally, according to an Investment Trends s...

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Financial planning

The affordability of advice issue can be solved through technology and MoneyGPS believes its tech can bridge the unmet advice gap for Australians who cannot afford compre...

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Funds management

After a persistent upward rise for buy now, pay later stocks, they are seeing a change in sentiment with double-digit losses over the past three months....

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Financial planning

With only 27% of payments being conducted with cash in Australia, this is leading to a “fertile ecosystem” for fintech companies in the payments space. ...

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Financial planning

One-in-four advice firms are using 15 different advice technology tools, presenting an opportunity to consolidate to improve the client digital experience, especially for...

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Financial planning

Software is currently too focused on product sales and compliance, and advisers find it difficult to use it to conduct activities that connect with clients, according to ...

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Financial planning

There may be convergence of advice and technology but the amount of great technology businesses sits below the level of advice ones, according to BT....

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Funds management

Mining and banks will become a smaller component of the Australian Securities Exchange and there will be more fintech businesses instead, Tribeca believes....

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Financial planning

Iress has reported a 9% decline in net profit after tax but the OneVue integration is a key focus for 2021 as it looks to grow funds registry by value and funds....

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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