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Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... client at the centre of everything we do," she said. Both Robertson and Ross said operational excellence - transforming systems and process, automation through technology, and a more interactive and engaging client experience - will be the foundation ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... an indication that "something is not quite right" somewhere in the system. "We suspect this may reflect issues with the systems, process and staffing on the operational side, particularly in relation to member administration," the report said. "The likely ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... disenfranchised and low-skilled workforces," the report read. "There are also concerns that AI and automated decision making (ADM) systems may affect people seeking entry-level roles. It is imperative that young workers access fundamental education and ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... assets reached more than US$2.6 trillion ($4.2tn) at the end of 2024, ranking it the fifth largest out of 22 global pension systems in the 2025 Global Pension Assets Study. The US has the biggest market with US$38 trillion ($60.6tn) in retirement savings ...

SMA registrations double in three years: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... of active separately managed accounts products in market has doubled in the past three years. That's according to APIR Systems' analysis of financial product registrations, with the December 2024 quarter data showing 25 new managed account products entered ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... legacy funds management and superannuation products to "finally allow" companies to "close onerous and expensive legacy IT systems" without leaving their customers with "hefty tax penalties." Others sit with the government, such as streamlining the Foreign ...

ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... anti-fraud practices. "In our engagement with trustees, they frequently referred in general terms to their administrators' systems and processes, but sometimes lacked knowledge about key details. One of the trustees we engaged with was unable to ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... Standards) (IESSA) - 'a foundation for ethical mindset and trust'. The latter tackles challenges like immature data and systems and forward-looking information. They form "necessary technical and ethical pillars" to ensure consistency, said Seidenstein. ...

Insignia Financial appoints chief technology officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... similar capacities at Challenger and Australian Wealth Management before joining Insignia in 2008 as its head of business systems and delivery. Throughout his time at Insignia, O'Donnell has held several senior IT titles, including head of platform technology ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... the global stage, Oxfam found that the richest 1% in the Global North extracted $46.1 million an hour through financial systems from the Global South in 2023, further increasing and entrenching deep inequality between nations. In 10 years' time ...