fintech

Financial planning

Robo-advice impact evident but is it all positive?

While the majority of investment professionals believe robo-advice will slash advice costs, the jury is still out on whether the industry will be “unambiguously better of...

Financial planning

Technology boosts education but doesn’t replace adviser

Technology can increase financial literacy among Australians but online advice solutions cannot replace the an adviser with emotional intelligence, Deborah Kent said....

Financial planning

Xero help launch adviser software program

Non-institutionally aligned licensee Synchron is integrating its latest adviser software with Xero....

Policy & Regulation

Banks struggle under the pressure of digital disruption

New data from the World Retail Banking Report is showing that fintech providers are making it increasingly difficult for banks to keep up....

Financial planning

Rantall to chair publicly-listed fintech

Former Financial Planing Association chief executive officer, Mark Rantall has been appointed as the chairman of Intiger Asset Management, curently the subject of a rever...

Funds management

Call for standardisation of financial data

Standardising data access is vital for growth in the Australian fintech industry, says InvestmentLink....

Financial planning

Padua launches online advice request system

Kiama-based financial technology firm Padua Financial Group (PFG) has launched a new online advice request system....

Policy & Regulation

Federal Government announces fintech statement

The Turnbull Government has put Australia’s fintech future firmly back on the agenda with a series of policy reforms announced to help nurture a competitive regulatory en...

Financial planning

SelfWealth announces new product offerings

Peer-to-peer investment start-up SelfWealth is preparing to launch two products at the end of this month aimed at addressing “the frustrations” that consumers face in fin...

Financial planning

Q&A financial advice fintech launches

Former Wizard Home Loans founder, Paul Ryan, has launched a fintech start-up for financial advice....

Knowledge Centre

Empowered investment decision-making for your clients

The rapid development in fintech is providing a wave of new opportunities for investment decision-making. Expand your service offering and lower the cost of delivering ad...

Funds management

BigFuture launches app update

Wealth management fintech BigFuture has today unveiled an update to their cloud-based application....

Financial planning

Agility key for evolving needs of advice clients

Technological dexterity is necessary for responding quickly to adviser demands, according AdviserLogic’s head of product development, Daniel Gara....

Financial planning

Jury still out on robo-advice

Acquiring customers for robo-advice is a difficult task while making them pay for that service is almost impossible, according to a Melbourne Business School academic....