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Millennials getting personal with ANZ robo-adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Millennials were more interested in asking ANZ's IBM Watson-powered robo-adviser whether it was married to Siri than getting insurance information, according to ANZ Group Innovation channel development manager Jeanette Cheah. Speaking on a panel at ...

Focus on older men will kill financial planning

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The over-representation of over-50 men in financial advice spells doom for the industry, according to Affinia head Marcus O'Sullivan. Commenting on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, O'Sullivan said the severe lack of diversity in ...

Diversity isn't going to a Chinese restaurant: PwC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Diversity in corporate governance means more than the board of directors going to a Chinese restaurant now and then, according to PwC partner Ken Woo. Speaking on a diversity panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Woo acknowledged a natural ...

"We were wrong about super": FSC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The superannuation system was sold incorrectly to Australians, according to the Financial Services Council's new chair Geoff Lloyd. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Lloyd said: "The industry was wrong to sell super as ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said Treasurer Scott Morrison ignored his warnings that Australia was in danger of losing its AAA credit rating. At the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Bowen said that the Coalition has repeatedly ignored warnings ...

New $70bn MLC fund gives retail access to unlisted

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The scale advantages of the $70 billion merged MLC Super Fund will deliver better returns to members through access to the unlisted space, according to NAB Wealth executive general manager Paul Carter. Speaking on a panel on superannuation fund scale ...

Fund assets surge while market shrinks: FSC/Morningstar

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Assets held in Australian funds have almost doubled since 2005 even though the amount of active funds is steadily decreasing, according to new research by the Financial Services Council and Morningstar. The new FSC/Morningstar report, released during ...

O'Dwyer says life insurance back on the agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
After being stuck in what Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane described as "legislative limbo," the life insurance reforms are back on the agenda, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said. Speaking at the 2016 ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
ASIC needs to work directly with the advice industry and develop more proactive regulation, according to Affinia chair Steve Helmich. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Helmich said that ASIC's role is to ensure favourable ...

No more inquiries, says FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has advocated four-to-five-year government terms to end the "traffic jam of financial reform" which has cost the industry nearly $3 billion. Speaking at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne ...