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NAB adviser puts beneficiaries at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... seriously. As NAB has always said, where we find issues, we will investigate them, we will fix them, and we will improve our systems and processes to prevent them from reoccurring," Steele said. "We are taking a thorough and methodical approach to this ...

AMP continues goals-based advice focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... phone, digital and corporate superannuation employer channels. It will also explore options to extend advice capability and systems into international markets. "Our strategy continues AMP's shift from a product and distribution business to a customer-led ...

Financial advice cannot be a quick-fix: Stackpool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... areas of their lives, not only financial ones. However, well-established organisations continue to employ incentives and systems geared to business models that are based on financial products, not valuable financial advice," the white paper said. "Not ...

Reporting overhaul to hit insurer profits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... IFRS 17 will ultimately go well beyond the reporting function and affect many parts of the insurance organisation. "New systems and processes will have to be built to produce and report the numbers, and metrics for steering the business will change," ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... research from reinsurer Swiss Re shows. The 'ageing wallet' study of the US, UK, Japan, China and Australia's pension systems shows governments bear the cost (60%) of funding income, healthcare and inheritance for people aged 65 and over. This is followed ...

Financial services enters next cloud computing evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... several external service and applications. It will "reduce risk and cost and improve the resiliency and security of DTCC's systems." In its latest white paper on cloud computing, DTCC said the cost and value of cloud computing technologies is challenging ...

CBA backs financial counselling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... said. Comyn said the bank has introduced domestic and family violence training and toolkits for employees and enhanced it systems to help customers in crisis, recognising the invaluable frontline support provided by financial counsellors. Financial Counselling ...

Top trends reshaping Aussie superannuation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... in the digital revolution Digital advice - the way forward for robo solutions Regulation and compliance - the case for systems agility and flexibility Automation and integration - essential tools for sophisticated digital offerings Insourcing and outsourcing ...

Banks hoping to stall new tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... submissions to Treasury, both ANZ and Commonwealth Bank identify significant risks to Australia's economic and financial systems as a result of the tight deadline imposed on the banks, with the first instalment of the levy slated for the September 2017 ...

Finance Sector Union appoints former NSW Premier

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... industry has been in the spotlight as scandal after scandal has exposed the culture of the banking industry and the internal systems that reward risky, unscrupulous behaviour and has tarnished the reputation of the majority of finance workers who do ...