How can I better manage my portfolio?
Managing your own portfolio means you can minimise fees and maximise returns, but if you’re not using the right tools, you could be creating more work for yourself. Here are some handy ways to make investing easier. If you’re a retail investor in Australia and you’re not using technology, you are probably missing out. There are plenty of new investing tools that are out there for the DIY investor that can make life easier. Whether it’s using an online broker to execute your trades instead of a full service stockbroker or using one of the many portfolio management tools to help you work out your investment position, it’s becoming easier […]
Ignition Wealth superannuation tools drive superfund engagement
Ignition Wealth is Australia’s leading provider of superannuation tools and calculators. Since 2010 our tools and calculators have been used by superannuation funds to drive member engagement and provide excellence in client experience. “With 750,000 members served over the past six years we know that user friendly tools and calculators hold the key to powerful member engagement. Our technology allows superfund clients and prospective clients to do their financial homework while becoming comfortable with the superfund. This leads to a solid growth in the superfund’s business.” Mark Fordree, CEO, Ignition Wealth. The Ignition Wealth wealth management solutions are hosted on the superfund’s own website or mobile app. Recognising […]
Link Digital Solutions announces partnership with Ignition Wealth
Super advice tools integrating with online portals to increase consumer engagement Digital and mobile solutions provider Link Digital Solutions today announced its successful integration with digital advice provider Ignition Wealth. The integrated offering will provide superannuation fund members with seamless access to advice tools directly through Link’s online member portals. “The partnership with Ignition Wealth will allow us to prepopulate superannuation advice tools such as personal projections and simulations, and make them readily available within our clients’ online member portals. Ultimately, this will assist funds as they support their members in the journey from accumulation to retirement. “We seek to integrate with specialist partners in order to […]
Fintech challenges Veda, Dun & Bradstreet
CreditSME – founded by Adam Welsh, a former M&A and debt at Origin Capital Group and Goldman Sachs – is offering a sort of broker role, giving them a credit rating and then advising them on which lenders would be the best for them – be it traditional bank or online unsecured lenders. CreditSME, launching on Wednesday, is the latest in an explosion of ex investment banker-led fintechs targeting the small businesses traditionally treated with disdain by the banks. But it’s not lending them money, rather it wants to give SMEs (and their lenders) easy access to a credit rating, just like a big business. There are various operators that […]
The fintech phenomenon: Do Aussies only want to borrow from banks?
Marketplace lending, online business loans, robo-advice, blockchain – none of it means anything without consumers. So what do Aussies think of fintech? The threatening, disrupting nature of fintech is a widely discussed topic, with consumer benefits often being the focus. However, what’s interesting is that in the push to get companies, ideas and funding across the line, the actual customer — whether they’re a borrower, investor or seeker of advice — often gets left behind. Robert Allen, director of payments technology and consulting at PwCm spoke about what’s driving fintech at a Fintech Sydney event this week. “Fintech is being pushed forward by a new way of thinking, by millennials, […]
Ignition Wealth Teams’ integration as easy as 123
Following the April 14 launch of Ignition Wealth Teams the effortless integration process has ensured an enthusiastic response from professional financial businesses including advice practices and accountancy firms. “We are committed to building real partnerships with businesses in the professional financial industry. For clients adopting the off the shelf version of Ignition Wealth Teams we have made the integration process absolutely effortless. There is no upfront cost to the business and integration can be completed in as little as 24 hours. For businesses daunted by trialling automated advice this is the solution simple, fast and costfree.” Mark Fordree, CEO, Ignition Wealth. With three simple steps the Ignition Wealth […]
Ignition Wealth evolves launching new Ignition Wealth and Ignition Direct websites to need demand
PRESS RELEASE: Ignition Wealth today launched two new websites, splitting the business to business and direct to consumer offerings to meet demand. Ignition Wealth business partners will now be served via www.ignitionwealth.com while direct investors have a new dedicated website at www.ignitiondirect.com.au. Setting the benchmark for Australian automated advice, (or ‘robo advice’) Ignition Wealth provides tools, calculators and automated advice to Australian financial businesses. The Ignition Wealth website ( www.ignitionwealth.com ) will now host all the information our business partners need as they embrace automated financial advice. “Following the rapid expansion of the business to business arm of our company we have created a site entirely dedicated to […]
