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AI ramping up but legal risks remain

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... Financial services companies are betting on artificial intelligence (AI) more than ever, but remain sceptic of compliance and legal risks of the technology, according to a new Baker McKenzie report. Baker McKenzie surveyed 355 financial services leaders ...

Super ESG options can outperform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
The average ESG investment option offered by Australia's superannuation funds outperformed the average MySuper default product in the 12 months to 30 September. Rainmaker analysis shows 68 super funds currently offer a total of 639 ESG investment options ...

Growth spurs new hires at Australian Unity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... to her career with AMP Capital, Nair enjoyed a stint as a portfolio manager at BT Investment Management, before joining Legal and General Investment Management - the £984 billion investment management arm of FTSE 100 British financial services company ...

Train staff on privacy risks: OAIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... industry sector across the quarter was private health service providers, who made 45 reportable breaches to the commissioner. Legal, accounting and management services followed closely with 34, while private education providers and personal services ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Westpac reported a flat net profit of $8 billion with increased remediation provisions and legal costs weighing on the group's cash earnings. The group recorded a 1% increase in net profit year-on-year to $8.095 billion for the 12 months to September ...

FPA and AFA aim to administer adviser standards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... protect everyday Australians, and raise the standards of our collective financial services profession," De Gori said. The new legal entity is called Code Monitoring Australia, and De Gori said the body would be mandatory for all financial planners and ...

ANZ wealth flows decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... the period - up from $174 million on the prior year. ANZ completed the sale of its aligned dealer groups and transferred legal ownership to IOOF on 1 October 2018. One year prior, it announced it divested OnePath's pension and investments, and four ...

Idle technology leaves super fund members behind

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... He added it took three months to build the platform, but took 18 months to cut through the red tape and pass through the legal barriers. Holloway said a "perform storm" has contributed to disengaging young Australians from their wealth and superannuation ...

Advice firm ramps up managed accounts play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... industry." Prior to joining Challenger, Anderson spent 15 years at Macquarie and also held roles with ANZ Funds Management and Legal and General Life.

AustralianSuper consortium renews bid for healthcare company

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... transaction," Healthscope said. The hospital owner-operator has appointed UBS as financial adviser and Herbert Smith Freehills as legal adviser on the transaction. HSO's stock jumped 21% over the previous close to hit $2.16 at 11:47am today. The consortium ...