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UBS names key Aussie hire

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
UBS Asset Management Australia is reaching out to aligned and independent financial advisers with a new appointment to its wholesale team. Former Lazard Asset Management national manager of retail Ben Williams joins UBS as head of wholesale, with responsibility ...

Retirement fintech makes senior appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... growth plan. The self-described retirement fintech aims to "make advice more affordable and accessible to all Australians, not just the wealthy." Prior to joining Retirement Essentials, Tyrrell held senior executive roles in consumer marketing and business ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... June following a 0.3% gain in the previous month led by wholesalers (up 0.7%), retailers (up 0.6%) and manufacturers (0.2%). Not only are the consumer and business sector advancing, housing is too. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) housing ...

Glass ceiling stops at C-Suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... disappointing, particularly when you remove the people in human resources, marketing, legal counsel and strategy roles. "We're not seeing a huge change. It is still hovering around 10% and that includes those HR and marketing roles and so on... I say ...

Artificial intelligence provides adviser advantage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... advice practices will greatly benefit from implementing AI in the workplace. Dimension Data believes artificial intelligence is not just for robots and automating traditional blue-collar workplaces - it will also be of great benefit to financial advisers. ...

ASIC and CBA discussing potential advice problem

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... ASIC". It is unclear how many customers may be affected. The bank also listed details of a new notification to ASIC that it may not have sent official insurance cancellation notices to numerous deceased estates. "At this stage, the number of customers ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... interest rates by 25 bps to 6.0% amid slowing growth and because "some of the upside risks to inflation have either reduced or not materialised" which, undoubtedly have resulted from the Indian rupee's appreciation versus the greenback this year to date. ...

CBA chief executive will stand down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... over-charging of premiums. ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said it was unacceptable that customers were sold insurance that did not meet their needs. "One of ASIC's priorities is addressing poor consumer outcomes associated with add-on insurance, including ...

APRA puts super funds on notice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will consult on a raft of proposed changes to the superannuation prudential framework, in an effort to lift operation governance practices of regulated superannuation trustees. The proposals were outlined ...

Insurers require urgent start-up collaborations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... virtual customer assistants in the insurance sector - said incumbents and start-ups need to rethink collaboration because it's not just about chatting to people. After participating in different collaboration programs, one "significant problem" the firm ...