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NAB launches customer chatbot app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... Assistant over time so it can answer more questions and perform more tasks for NAB customers," NAB executive general manager digital and innovation Jonathan Davey said. NAB recently launched a virtual banker chatbot for business customers and chatbot ...

Traditional funds too apathetic to super start-ups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... necessary new technologies to replicate the models of emerging start-ups such as Spaceship, Zuper and Grow Super. SuperEd is a digital financial advice provider. The Mercer 2020 Super Fund Executive Report released in June suggested a sense of apathy ...

BT Financial Group merges wealth businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... and Private Wealth division, led by current general manager of private wealth Jane Watts. BTFG employees that provide digital and phone-based general advice will now be housed in BTFG's customer service division within the chief operating office, with ...

Digital assets overlooked in estate planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
Research from two Australian universities found that overlooking digital assets in estate planning could have dire implications for business owners. Most Australians (71%) are unaware of what would happen to their digital assets when they pass away ...

Financial services employees want digital strategy input: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... (76%) of the 1390 respondents in a Microsoft survey believe automation will lead to job losses; and more than 82% said digital transformation will revolutionise financial services. More than half (59%) of first-line finance workers - those in customer-facing ...

MetLife tracker enhances claims experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
MetLife Australia has enlisted an industry super fund to help launch a digital tracker aiming to add value to members' claims experience. The digital claims tracker updates customers on the progress of claims in real time via desktops, tablets and mobile ...

ASIC confirms new CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... and analysis" and developing a new online presence "to support improved stakeholder interaction and better collection of digital data."

Industry super fund hires change expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... services." The next phase of transformation looks to bring functions in-house, expand the fund's expertise and develop its digital offerings for 750,000 members, Murray added. Last month Cbus announced Donohue, a long-serving executive and founding investment ...

Cuffe to join Class board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... Countplus for the provision of self-managed super funds and wealth accounting software. A.S.A.P. Advice, a Tasmania-based digital advice platform that assists accountants provide SMSF services without the need of an AFSL, and Super Know How, a specialist ...

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... set to transform the Asia insurance industry. Connected devices, advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital distribution channels should result in accelerated market penetration, more accurate risk assessment and pricing, more personalized ...