INNOVATION

Funds management

Winner of the Innovation Fund category at the Fund Manager of the Year Awards, L1 Capital has shared its views on running a highly concentrated fund with an activist inve...

Financial planning

Innovation might be an opportunity cost borne by Australia’s regulatory environment, however some consumers may place more value in the human element of advice, according...

Funds management

Nikko Asset Management Australia has partnered with ARK Investment Management to launch a global disruptive innovation fund....

image
Life/Risk

Australian insurtechs don’t believe industry incumbents are embracing start-up innovation fast enough, according to a new report....

image
Funds management

As the financial services industry looks closely at competition, securities exchange Chi-X says that competition has driven it to both innovate and save investors money o...

image
Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has urged caution on the use of regulatory sandbox on the basis that automation doesn’t always equate to innovation when it comes to fi...

image
Financial planning

Self-licensed financial advice firm Partners In Planning has announced its intention to use software designed by FinPal for business growth and development....

image
Features

Financial advisory firms that create a culture of innovation will become more receptive to the changing nature of client relationships and partnerships, Sherise Mercer wr...

image
Funds management

Victoria’s minister for small business has endorsed IIG, stating that its fund would strengthen Australia’s economy....

image
Life/Risk

The underinsurance gap in Australia can be helped through technology innovation, enhanced member engagement, and creative thinking by super funds, Rice Warner believes....

image
Policy & Regulation

Government regulations imposed on Australia’s wealth management, banking, and superannuation sectors were more likely to disrupt the industry than innovation....

image
Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC’s proposal for a regulatory sandbox may prove to be a decisive element in the growth of Australian fintechs....

image
Funds management

Innovations by Australian online brokers are proving successful, with investor numbers rising and switching between brokers in decline....

image
Policy & Regulation

The Government is launching a national fintech taskforce to help cement Australia’s credentials as “the leading market” for financial technology innovation in Asia Pacifi...

image
Funds management

Accenture launches specialised practice for banks and brokers to implement blockchain technology and distributed ledger solutions. ...

image
sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

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

3 days 21 hours ago

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

3 weeks 1 day ago

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

4 weeks 1 day ago

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....

2 weeks 3 days ago

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 ...

2 days 19 hours ago

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

1 day 22 hours ago