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More data leads to more bad decisions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... to this, she said, is big data analytics. "You should be scared if you're not using big data analytics," she warned delegates. She said without big data analytics, trying to find relevant data for certain decisions in this ever-increasing deluge of information ...

General advice is not advice: Rantall

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... Association chief executive Mark Rantall has said. Speaking to a full house of Financial Services Council conference delegates, Rantall responded to the question, "What do you think of the term general advice?" with a pithy: "We hate it." He elaborated ...

Bowen supports lump sum status quo

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... Australians abuse their right to withdraw superannuation as a lump sum, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has said. Addressing delegates at the Financial Services Council conference, the former treasurer said forcing consumers to take their super in the form ...

Simplify your products, life insurers told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... focus on simplicity was key. "The industry could do itself a big favour by simplifying its products enormously," he told delegates at the Financial Services Council conference on Wednesday. "I pick up a life insurance policy document and try to understand ...

Financial services export industry must rival iron ore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... employment and economic growth, chairman of the Financial Services Council Greg Cooper said in his opening address to delegates at the association's annual conference yesterday. "Selling financial services to individuals or companies outside Australia ...

Super fund trustees say manager fees too high

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... Frontier Advisors. The consultant asked 150 fund managers to fill out the survey and then asked the same questions to 60 delegates - mostly super fund investment professionals, chief executives and trustees - at the Frontier Advisors annual conference. ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... economist Dr. Chris Caton and KPMG's head of financial services Simon Gleave. In social media, the FSC will be encouraging delegates to join the @FinServicesCouncil conversation on #fscannual for a chance to win 'Tweet of the Day' and 'Tweet of the Conference'. ...

Platinum steps up focus on adviser market

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... event." "The key theme for Congress this year is to inspire greatness among the financial planning profession and provide delegates with practical advice in order for them to do greater things within their practices." The reputation and investing acumen ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

The Lighter Side of MAX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... Time to update your corporate shots, all with our compliments. 2) Get your own Financial Standard mug. Available to delegates only. 3)A Help us get #FS_max trending. Swap tweets with fellow delegates 4) Take a photo next to the MAX sign. Let's start ...