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Industry fund launches assistant on Google Home

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... industry superannuation funds has integrated its virtual assistant with Google Home. Rest has joined its virtual assistant Roger with Google Home, allowing members to ask the device common questions and receive spoken answers. The fund believes its latest ...

WAM Capital founding director resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
One of the founding directors of Wilson Asset Management's WAM Capital LIC is resigning, and his successor has been appointed. Matthew Kidman has served on WAM Capital's board since 1999. He joined WAM in 1998 as a portfolio manager, having previously ...

Industry fund transformation sees rebrand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... fund launched an app which allows members to monitor their super and message Rest directly. It also previously launched Roger, a virtual customer service agent with the capability to operate 24/7. The fund has also been recognised for these recent developments ...

Prime Value appoints new portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... acting as Contango's chief executive since October last year, will now take on the role on a permanent basis. Contango chair Roger Amos said Switzer has "been responsible for overseeing the company's significant transition, including undertaking a rigorous ...

Former Provident Capital MD still banned but allowed procedural fairness

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... Administrative Appeals Tribunal denied the MD procedural fairness in its hearing. ASIC explained that on 20 February 2015, Michael Roger O'Sullivan was banned from managing corporations for five-years. It is the maximum banning period ASIC can impose ...

CGA acquires Switzer, appoints new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... acting as Contango's chief executive since October last year, will now take on the role on a permanent basis. Contango chair Roger Amos said Switzer has "been responsible for overseeing the company's significant transition, including undertaking a rigorous ...

MyRetirement products too pricey for super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Delay in progress on the development of MyRetirement (CIPRs) products may not be due to a lack of initiative from superannuation funds but rather reluctance around expenditure. A running point of discussion at the recent Conference of Major Superannuation ...

Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... surpass the nation's gross domestic product at 138.4%, the report said. Willis Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin said while the overall short-term figures are positive these are due to unusually high market returns. "Looking ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... Forum. It is being held in Melbourne on 6 February and in Sydney on 8 February. Speakers at the breakfast event include: Roger Aliaga-Diaz, chief economist, Americas, Vanguard Sally Auld, chief economist and head of fixed income and FX strategy for Australia ...

Not all heroes wear capes

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... superannuation product, guides customers through their financial services product purchase and answer general inquires. Similarly, 'Roger' by REST (and Creative Virtual) instantly responds to members' super related enquiries online 24/7, and was averaging ...