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Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... their role, tasks that are ripe for AI," McCrindle said. "AI is not really going to take over tasks that are distinctively human, such as resolving conflict, connecting with others, communicating with people, making nuanced decisions, but if its repetive ...

Advisers should have an AI plan: Netwealth

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... its growth, it's changing rapidly," he said. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Braun told advisers "to keep it human". "Your role is to look at the intersection between technology, your clients, your staff," he said. "What role does it play? ...

Funds SA hires ESG expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... and implementation of strategy across listed and unlisted markets. That job involved collaborating with industry groups on human rights and natural capital. Thorpe previously worked as an energy and environment manager at Tokyo-based GR Company, the ...

Platforms ramp up innovation, back-end efficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... found that advisers are increasingly placing more instructions online without filling forms and processing them without human intervention in the back end. SuitabilityHub managing director Recep Peker said these platforms have become everyday apps, such ...

AI poses potential challenge to financial stability: Gensler

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
Artificial intelligence could threaten financial stability, forcing novel macro-prudential strategies, according to US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler. In a speech at Yale Law School, Gensler described AI as having "tremendous ...

Bravura hires chief people officer from AMP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... director Gillian Davie will become Bravura Solutions' chief people officer. Davie brings over 20 years of experience as a human resources expert, having worked at a variety of listed companies, including Woolworths, Dick Smith Electronics, and NetComm ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... Palestinians in the Gaza Strip - of which 12,040 are infants and children - according to Geneva-based non-profit Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. Last December, major news outlets reported that US President Joe Biden bypassed Congress twice to expedite ...

AI is not the 'Wild West': Longo

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... provision of financial services remain robust, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. Addressing the crowd yesterday at the UTS Human Technology Institute 'Shaping Our Future' Symposium, Longo said that any future regulatory changes related to AI should ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... increasing relevance of Australian Ethical's "distinctive value proposition" amid global concerns like climate change and human rights violations. "Australian Ethical has been a leading ethical investment manager for over 37 years, we've delivered ...

Global fund managers welcome chief executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... will be responsible for the strategic direction and vision of MFS, leading a team of investment, distribution, finance, human resources, legal and technology functions at the firm. "Having worked with Ted for nearly two decades, I have seen firsthand ...