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PROFILE: Actuaries Institute CEO David Bell

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
In April the Actuaries Institute launched an advertising campaign painting actuaries as the 'rock stars of the 21st Century'. FourA months into the role, new chief executiveA David Bell tells James Fernyhough what heA hopes the campaign will achieve. ...

Industry responds to super fees study

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Superannuation industry bodies have responded to the Grattan Institute's report on super fees, arguing that fundamental change is not necessary. Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), said that the ...

Compliance absorbs half of platforms' development budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... second year in a row for its navigation and user interface. The platform achieved the highest score in the 10 years of the study and recent enhancements include a revamped adviser dashboard, customisable interface, easier client account establishment ...

Over 50s want to work longer, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... attitudes towards older people in the workforce are improving as employees show a willingness to work longer, according to a study commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC). The report, which was conducted by Kreab & Gavin Anderson, comes ...

Flash Boys is 'complete nonsense': CMCRC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... most major markets in the world does not contain information on who's trading," Aitken explained. The CMCRC published a study in December 2013 which found that high frequency traders improve market fairness by reducing end-of-day price dislocation.

PE backed IPOs outperform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... factor of almost 50:1, according to research just released by the private equity and venture capital association AVCAL. The study which was prepared by global financial advisory firm Rothschild examined ASX-listed IPOs since 2003 with an initial offer ...

Advisers under threat from robot replacements

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... financial advice profession is likely to disappear and planners could be replaced by robots. That is the finding of a new study which reveals that machines could easily provide financial advice to consumers thanks to complex algorithms. Financial advice ...

PROFILE: Bernie Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... tradesman. After working as a tradesman for some time, Ripoll was ready for another career change and left his full time job to study business at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). "I had always been interested in the political process and ...

Banks eye Google Glass as tech opportunity

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Westpac is developing a Google Glass application that will allow users to access bank accounts, make fund transfers or locate nearby ATM machines. The bank announced this week that it is currently developing an application for Google Glass, which is ...

Super social media yet to excite members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... of social media activity among 50 leading super funds conducted in January 2014. Social media activity was defined in the study as Facebook 'likes', YouTube subscribers, LinkedIn connections and Twitter followers. "Despite the attention given to social ...