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Praemium enhances digital offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
Praemium is introducing paperless applications and digital acceptance, simplifying the financial advice process for both adviser and client. The platform said the addition of new features means Praemium is now offering a completely online solution. ...

Responsible investment here to stay: Experts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
One of Morgan Stanley's head researchers is challenging the myth that sustainable, ethical or responsible investing ultimately leaves investors short-changed. Morgan Stanley head of wealth management research Nathan Lim said when you compare the average ...

Advice industry must think bigger: Netwealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
Australia's financial advice industry should pay heed to the likes of Facebook, Google and Uber if it is to meet the evolving expectations of clients. Speaking at the inaugural IMAP InvestTech conference in Sydney today, netwealth joint managing director ...

ASIC recoups $40m from NAB and ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
NAB and ANZ will pay ASIC $20 million each to cover investigation costs over the banks' participation in the setting of the bank bill swap rate (BBSW). On November 10, the Federal Court ruled that both banks had attempted to engage in "unconscionable ...

Former adviser cops 10-year imprisonment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
The former principal of Sherwin Financial Planners was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for fraud. Bradley Thomas Sherwin was found guilty of 25 charges following an ASIC investigation arising from of the collapse of his financial planning business ...

TelstraSuper names new technology executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
Corporate superannuation fund TelstraSuper is driving ahead with its technology and business transformation with the appointment of a new executive general manager technology. Karen Symes, who has been the chief information and innovation officer at ...

Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Machine learning is 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 ...

GPS robo-adviser launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
Plenty Wealth, a robo-adviser that combines human advice has officially launched. Co-founders Josh Golombick and Greg Einfeld said Plenty Wealth provides a financial roadmap and acts like a "GPS service" in terms of financial goals, covering automated ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
AUSTRAC director strategic intelligence and policy David Hawkins believes there are opportunities for financial advisers to value-add by providing cyber training services. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Hawkins ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Check out this blog to get an hourly update on the latest announcements, session highlights and social media commentary live at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference. 10.30pm - AFA caps its annual conference with an awards gala ceremony for the 2017 ...