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Artificial intelligence provides adviser advantage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... Bordignon said. The e-book looks at 'The Exponential Digital Social World' and provides guidance on defining targets, benchmarking, and mapping pathways for transition. The framework can also be used to construct digital balance sheet reporting. Bordignon ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... rates," Tully said. The super fund's views on growth assets is one shared by Rainmaker. In the researcher's latest benchmarking report it notes strong annual investment performance "has largely been driven by strong performance in growth assets." "Listed ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... The forum will also benefit from research Impact Investing Australia has incubated, including the Impact Survey and Benchmarking Report on impact investment activity and performance. Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) chief executive ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... these issues - a direct personal liability, and I think then you'll get a completely different attitude." The latest benchmarking report from the AODP showed that an Australian fund, Local Government Super, tops the climate risk management charts. This ...

Technology features driving superannuation product development

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... offer discounted health insurance. The study, released as part of the latest edition of the Rainmaker Superannuation Benchmarking report, analysed more than 500 superannuation products and 5000 extra product features. Research conducted for the Benchmarking ...

Super insurance maintains active pricing: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... insurance rates or cover in the final quarter of 2016, latest Rainmaker research shows. The just-released Superannuation Benchmarking Report details how these super funds changed insurance rates or cover, looking at movement in rates across age cohorts ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... superannuation industry to improve its strategic and business planning practices, and the approaches adopted for benchmarking, monitoring and reviewing the frameworks, processes and resources that support these activities. The regulator also said it ...

Global insurance tech eyes Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... Johnstone added: "FINEOS is the stand-out technology for claims management and we're excited to extend it with our benchmarking, organisational change management, process optimisation and project audit capabilities." FINEOS currently has 13 insurer clients ...

BT Financial Group wins Life Company of the Year

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... customer service and adviser training. Health and wellness has become a major theme and is already playing a part in the benchmarking which Strategic Insight applies to providers and their products."

Netwealth dominating platform sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... costly compliance work, with netwealth leading the field. That is a key finding of Investment Trends' 2016 Platform Benchmarking and Competitive Analysis Report, highlighting that platform innovation surged in 2016 led largely by netwealth. It ranked ...