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Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... transforming the way financial services operates, as a growing number of Australian firms are adopting it to make sense of big data and to improve productivity. According to Bloomberg, more than half (55%) of Australian financial services companies are ...

Cyber-security fears strike industry: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... automation to lessen the burden of laborious compliance tasks, while one-in-three (37%) are investing in data analytics and big data to safeguard sensitive data. More than half of the leaders (55%) also called on the regulators to work collaboratively ...

AMP rolling out enhanced goals-based advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... Akers said he sees future advisers as ones that go beyond the technical and bring extra competencies and soft skills. "The big one [skill] is empathy. Coaching is a capability in its own right too," Akers said. "We a see more diverse and younger adviser ...

The BOJ's boring Halloween

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... due to a cyclical slowdown in business fixed investment and the effects of the scheduled consumption tax hike."...it's got a big one with inflation. The BOJ even lowered its core inflation rate (all items less fresh food) this year to 0.8% (from 1.1% ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Outgoing ASIC chair Greg Medcraft believes the big four banks will continue to sell wealth management arms because it's tough to restore the consumer trust repeatedly tarnished by these businesses. Speaking at a Sydney Financial Forum event yesterday ...

Two holds and a raise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Three of the world's biggest central banks will meet this week. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) had already started their monetary policy deliberations yesterday and is set to conclude later today. This is expected to be a non-event with policy unchanged and ...

BEAR has 'teeth': Treasurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... told the Financial Services Council and BT Political series breakfast this morning that the BEAR goes beyond banks writing "big cheques to absolve for any misdoings" - it is necessary to deter poor behaviour. Executives in breach of their obligations ...

GPS robo-adviser launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... Golombick added they recognise the need for clients to speak to a human in creating Plenty Wealth. "While technology is a big part of our business, at the end of the day we are dealing with people's future - giving people the ability to speak to someone ...

Super guarantee must be 12pct: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has renewed calls for the super guarantee to be lifted to 12% as soon as possible because retirement balances are still nowhere near where they need to be. Latest ASFA analysis shows Australia's $2.3 ...

Broker popularity on the rise: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
An increasing number of property investors are securing finance through a mortgage broker, with 83% of investors intending to do so in the next 12 months. The third annual national Property Investor Sentiment Survey from Property Investment Professionals ...