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Reskilling: A worthy purpose for super?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... access to superannuation for the purposes of education and retraining, especially as the risk of losing one's job to automation grows. Speaking at the opening session of the SMSF Association's 2018 National Conference this morning in Sydney, La Trobe ...

Robo-advice provider inks deal with Class

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... explained: "While there will always be a place for traditional advice, there is a huge opportunity to use technology and automation to bring professional SMSF administration and investment management services to those who might otherwise be priced out ...

Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... retain and engage with customers. Other areas of technology that are expanding include cybersecurity, robotic process automation and artificial intelligence. Conversely, lower-level tech roles such as manual testing and helpdesk are in decline, as they ...

Topdocs enhances platform with extended partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... insurance, prepare an insurance quote, pre-fill an insurance proposal and purchase the policy. This is what integration and automation is all about." AGI owner John Felsch added as a result of the partnership, Simple Fund 360 clients have automated access ...

OpenMarkets appoints executive, announces integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... business more rapidly while reducing the number of additional resources required to support this growth. The increased automation from the OpenMarkets process will allow SelfWealth employees to focus on new developments and innovations," SelfWealth founder ...

Wealth technology firm acquired for $6.8bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... acquisition leverages SS&C's software platform for institutional and alternative asset managers "to drive increased automation and efficiency across wealth management account servicing." SS&C chair and chief executive Bill Stone said: "The rate of change ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... employment, which will have dramatic effects on the superannuation industry and retirement incomes. This would include automation, self-employment, contractors and the 'gig economy' on tax revenue, superannuation, life insurance, and retirement savings. ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... further automate its business, introducing 2000 new, tech-based roles focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and automation.

FSC calls for inquiry into gig economy and its impact on super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... inquiry via the Productivity Commission into the impact of potential changes in the labour market. This would include automation, self-employment, contractors and the 'gig economy' on tax revenue, superannuation, life insurance, and retirement savings. ...

Westpac GM departs to Citi

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... leadership in the transformation of application development, alignment of operating models across divisions, and the group's automation agenda allowed the organisation to build innovation capabilities and partnerships with financial technology companies ...