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Amazon still an early-stage company: Fundie

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... just passed 20% of global advertising. Wood said healthcare is going to be the most disrupted sector of any because real science and scientific knowledge is becoming a part of the decision making progress. She said ARK Invest is also investing in DNA ...

Game theory revolutionises risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... launch of a platform already being used by several advice groups. United States-based behavioural economics, decision science and financial technology firm Capital Preferences has developed a SaaS (Software as a Service) behavioural profiling and portfolio ...

YBR founder to lead government taskforce

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... Australian Unity and NAB. Mark Bouris will chair the Small Business Taskforce, which the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science said is designed to "ensure that more Australian small businesses can thrive in an increasingly digital economy." ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... Twenty Seven, the physical locations of more than one million global corporate facilities have been mapped and climate science models applied to assess their exposure to potentially catastrophic climate events. This means Deutsche AM can now integrate ...

Fee models an art, not a science

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... advisers to re-explore the value they provide to clients and "why this crucial piece of the advice jigsaw is an art and not a science." "Today's insurance adviser must be anything from coach, counsellor and educator through to technical specialist, key ...

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... insurance - an area that needs greater focus, he said. The objective is to embed financial literacy elements into maths, science, economics and so on, and not set it up as a separate subject across 10,000 schools nationwide, he said. "We've trained ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... and members of the investment and strategy teams. The climate expert will ideally have qualifications in environmental science or related fields and experience in the environmental movement. Separately, the super fund with about $8.8 billion in funds ...

MLC Life adapts to meet shifting expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... and advisers is a new Bancassurance, Digital and Direct leadership team comprising life insurance and digital and data science professional appointed earlier this year. "Our industry has a long way to go to improve the digital experience of customers. ...

Super funds and CEFC join investment forces

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... ecosystem, including incubators, university programs and angel groups. The Seed Fund is also registered with Innovation and Science Australia as an early stage venture capital partnership providing investors with tax-free returns. The fund was launched ...

Australia ranks fifth for financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Australia's school education performance against global benchmarks in mathematics, reading and science may be falling but their financial literacy performance is strongly above average, ranking fifth from 15 countries. According to a statement released ...