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AFA expands support for paraplanners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... Pulse is to empower them to feel more connected to their own community, share resources and learnings, and have their unique voice heard." Pulse will have its first networking event - a breakfast featuring Michelle Hoskin as speaker - at the AFA Conference ...

Super fund to reduce admin costs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
A $12 billion super fund has moved to significantly reduce the cost of its administration in future years. LGIA super has selected global business process specialist Tech Mahindra to take over and operate its back-office administrative platform. The ...

Genetic tests no barrier to life insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... forward," Chen said. "I encourage that we take more action on this debate and that actuaries use their knowledge and have a voice," she added.

Super fund amends constitution

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
An $11 billion superannuation fund amended its constitution to increase the influence of independent voices on its board following an APRA probe. Late last week Local Government Super revealed it had been in "ongoing engagement" with the prudential ...

The case for tax deductible advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
A growing community of like-minded financial advisers is adding its voice to calls for advice to be deemed tax deductible, as advice businesses grapple with the pressures of increased education standards and the Royal Commission. XY Adviser, along with ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... open letter pledging their support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for an established First Nations voice in the constitution. The signing was prompted by the second anniversary of the Uluru Statement's creation. It was created ...

ASIC pushes regtech adoption

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... detection of problematic financial advice in datasets; and Demonstrating the capabilities, benefits and costs of applying voice analytics and voice-to-text research and analysis to regulatory activities. "There is a real need for new regulatory approaches ...

Pension fund acquires telco

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is focusses on three markets: Hull and East Yorkshire where KCOM provides voice and internet services to 140,000 customers and businesses; large enterprise and public sector organisations which require complex ...

HESTA joins ESG social media fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... "Collective action from multiple investors has the best chance of success. The combination of New Zealand's investor voice and a global coalition of shareholders has the potential to be immensely powerful," he said.

One third of Australians trust robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... Financial advisers in particular need to focus on rebuilding public trust in the digital age, he added. "They have lost their voice and partially forgotten to story-tell and build a narrative of trust - digitally - and are thus failing to re-engage Australians ...