Video: AdviserVoice/Zurich FinTech Lab – Episode 3, Suitebox

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Welcome to the third video in the FinTech Lab series. We give FinTech providers an opportunity to pitch their products, have them tested by a panel of advice professionals and be... Read more continue reading

Gerry Porter wins Michael Murphy Award

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Synchron’s Queensland state manager and industry stalwart Gerry Porter was last week presented with the AFA’s prestigious Michael Murphy Award (the Award) at the AFA 2015 National Adviser Conference in... Read more continue reading

AdviserLogic meets adviser call for greater integration

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AdviserLogic is heeding a call from financial advisers for greater software integration by publishing its Application Programming Interface (API). The API allows third-party software applications to both add and take... Read more continue reading

The dangers of decision making

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Financial advisors and planners make decisions every day – for themselves, and their clients. Having highly attuned and skilled decision making skills is critical. However, most people are unaware of... Read more continue reading

SuiteBox Launches new Financial Services Virtual Advice Innovations

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Auckland and Sydney-based Afiniation member and showcase technology award winner SuiteBox has launched several new features specifically targeting the development of virtual financial advice. The new features now enable the... Read more continue reading

How to build an award-winning business: Four lessons from the AFA Adviser of the Year

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Now in its thirteenth year, the AFA Adviser of the Year (and more recently, the Practice of the Year) award is about recognising the best of the best. The award... Read more continue reading

Financial education: ensuring our kids are free to innovate

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In my Breaking poor money habits: bringing financial literacy to the classroom article, I discussed some of the implications of a financially illiterate society. We talked about the ramifications of an assumed financial... Read more continue reading

NAB becomes first major bank to commit to the ASX mFund service

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National Australia Bank (NAB) and ASX have announced that nabtrade, NAB Asset Management and NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) will join the ASX mFund Settlement Service. NAB is the first major... Read more continue reading

Video: AdviserVoice/Zurich FinTech Lab – Episode 2, Adviser Intelligence

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Welcome to the second episode of the FinTech Lab video series. We give FinTech providers an opportunity to pitch their products, have them tested by a panel of advice professionals and... Read more continue reading

Megatrends: Technology and the ‘Smart’ Corporate

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The former CEO of General Electric Jack Welch once said that “if the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is... Read more continue reading