Meet more of Australia’s smartest new fintechs

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Afiniation (The FinTech Network) is pleased to announce the names of a further 12 FinTech companies that will be presenting at its Melbourne Showcase on 14 April, 2016. Jillian Upton,... Read more continue reading

Digital disruption to hit accountants hard: GPS Wealth

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Digital disruption is transforming the accounting industry, scaling back the traditional “hackwork” done by practitioners and will ultimately drive an increasing number to get qualified and licensed to provide a... Read more continue reading

Will advisers really be worse off if we take incentives off our products?

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The Financial Services Council’s Life Insurance Conference held before Easter has brought the ‘incentive elephant’ back into the room. On the day, former member of the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority... Read more continue reading

Cutting edge innovation puts Australia on the map

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Afiniation (The FinTech Network) is pleased to announce the names of 14 FinTech companies that will be presenting their innovations to senior financial and banking executives, investors, media, industry analysts,... Read more continue reading

Retirement Planner Report shows advisers becoming more sophisticated in product offerings

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Key findings of the Investment Trends 2015 Retirement Planner Report: Financial planners are becoming even more sophisticated in their product advice to retirees Challenger is growing the annuities market by... Read more continue reading

InvestmentLink launches new data service for growing fintech sector

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InvestmentLink, Australia’s largest financial data source, today announced the launch of a new data service specifically developed for the growing fintech sector. InvestmentLinkRT (ILRT) provides software developers an expanded data... Read more continue reading

Focus on financial advice qualifications an overdue step; but beware, all degrees are not equal

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Australia’s largest privately-owned financial services training company has welcomed the Federal Government’s focus on enhanced academic qualifications but is concerned that exemptions for so-called ‘degree-equivalents’ potentially undermines the aim of... Read more continue reading

Finametrica wins award for Best Risk Profiling Solution at US Family Wealth Report 2016

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FinaMetrica has been crowned ‘Best Risk Profiling Solution’ at the 3rd Family Wealth Report Awards 2016. The independently owned Australian-based business says the award is a much appreciated confirmation that... Read more continue reading

Advice, ethics and the professionalisation journey

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I have the great privilege of calling myself a financial adviser, and it’s a responsibility I take deadly seriously. Ours is a Profession that is built on trust and integrity.... Read more continue reading

4 Corners – The value of having an adviser

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Matthew Collins, Principal at Financial Decisions discusses his views on the recent 4 Corners episode which put the spotlight on the insurance industry  and advisers… If you are anything like us,... Read more continue reading