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Soft skills the new pages in adviser playbook

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... future of the industry. Futurist Chris Riddell started the conference with his presentation "Beyond tomorrow: The human revolution". He spoke in front of more than 650 delegates at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. It was followed by the presentation ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... of the industry. Futurist Chris Riddell is starting the conference with his presentation "Beyond tomorrow: The human revolution". He is speaking in front of more than 650 delegates at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. 3.45pm - Kick off a few ...

Financial services employees want digital strategy input: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
Financial services' rapid deployment of intelligent customer-facing technologies are "existentially threatening" to a majority of the sector's employees, latest research shows. Three quarters (76%) of the 1390 respondents in a Microsoft survey believe ...

BNP Paribas AM acquires fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... of investment specialists. The deal aligns with both parties' growth strategies, with BNP Paribas saying the digital revolution has transformed client expectations when it comes to discussing their financial savings plans with investment advisers. "This ...

Tracing super back to 1517

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... scheme. Making another historical comparison, McFarlane cited the inability of Tsarist Russia to anticipate the October Revolution, ultimately suggesting that "the age of all-accumulation in investment is over, and that if you don't redesign your approach ...

Robotics, AI ETF set to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... automation goes to the heart of that next wave of change, similar to what was experienced in agriculture or the industrial revolution, Walesby said. High precision vehicles and driverless cars, for example, are likely to be prevalent in the next 20 to ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... sector beyond its current $120m investment," Yasser El-Ansary said. "All Australians can benefit from the technological revolution through their super funds." The report points to the success of renal and fibrotic diseases company Fibrotech, which was ...

FSC and EY seek WAMtech revolution

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
The Financial Services Council, in conjunction with professional services firm EY, is calling on the nation's most innovative fintech developers to help revolutionise the Australian wealth and asset management industry by taking part in the inaugural ...

Top trends reshaping Aussie superannuation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... Hyper personalisation - the pursuit of true member centricity Big data and analytics - the next chapter in the digital revolution Digital advice - the way forward for robo solutions Regulation and compliance - the case for systems agility and flexibility ...

AI will lead next industrial revolution: Sanlam

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... most, especially while it is still in its early stages. "When you think about what we categorise as an 'industrial revolution', we don't recognise them to be a revolution at the time. We only do so in hindsight," he said, referring to how steam power ...