DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

People & Products

Perth-based advisory and accounting firm Pascoe Partners has launched an online investing solution to serve a broader number of clients....

Financial planning

The national financial advice firm has announced a strategic partnership with Lumiant to build a cloud-based platform that would boost advice clients’ engagement and sati...

Life/Risk

Digital technology’s clash with legacy infrastructure and the spread of 5G mobile networks are among risks identified by Swiss Re Institute in its latest insurance risk r...

Features

Tim Samway explains why Facebook’s ability to play an increasing role in our lives makes it a business able to sustainably grow its earnings over the long-term....

Features

Wealth management firms must adapt their model, infrastructure, and workforce to ensure customer interaction is a low-friction, enjoyable experience, David Levi writes....

People & Products

A partnership between Fortnum and Moneysoft will see the dealer group’s planners helping clients with a digital money management solution....

Features

Mark Woolnough weighs up the changing landscape of financial services and tips the digital experience as key to customer advocacy in 2017....

Features

Robo-advice startups are receiving considerable attention from the media, government, and the industry but there is a vast difference between consumer-focused robo-advise...

Features

Trust needs to be established as a core competency to help deliver quality advice and to help consumer regain trust in financial services, Charmaine Cheung writes....

Policy & Regulation

Combining regulation and technology, regtech, could solve regulatory and compliance burdens to create new efficiencies in the financial system, the Federal Treasurer beli...

People & Products

Australian Unity’s Lifeplan has launched an investor portal for investors to track their investments, off the back of its adviser portal experience....

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....

Financial planning

Wealth managers were the least technology-literate in financial services despite digital demand from HNWIs, with a report pointing to complacency and a focus on tradition...

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