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Cyber-security fears strike industry: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Cyber-security has emerged as a major concern for finance, insurance and superannuation firms in the last six months, latest research from technology provider TAS suggests. About half (46%) of executives canvassed in the second edition of the Compliance ...

UK regulator increases support for new starters

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
As part of its crusade to increase competition in the UK's asset management sector, the Financial Conduct Authority will establish a hub to assist new entrants to the industry. Speaking at an investment conference in Europe, FCA executive director of ...

AFA winner highlights retirement fears

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers' 2015 Adviser of the Year has said many of his clients are "afraid" of retirement, and not just because of financial concerns. Speaking at a Zurich event in Sydney, The Retirement Advice Centre retirement adviser ...

SMSFs show appetite for direct overseas shares

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
SMSFs investors are three times more likely to research overseas stocks than non-SMSF investors, according to research conducted by investment research platform Skaffold into its member base. Skaffold, which was set up by well-known professional stock-pickers ...

Budget tightening to hit IMR

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
Revenue constraints and an unwillingness to concede reductions in the tax base may impact the timing of the Investment Manager Regime. That was the inference made by Treasury official Rob Heferen at the Senate Standing Committee on Economics yesterday. ...

Sydney's financial centre ranking slips five places

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
Australia's push to become a significant regional financial centre appears to have stalled following the latest Global Financial Centre Index report that shows while Australia is improving its credentials, other cities are improving theirs more quickly. ...

BTFG launches TV ads to ease investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
BT Financial Group's chief economist, Dr Chris Caton, is appearing on televisions nationwide today with a call for calm in the investor community to prevent rash decisions in light of market uncertainty. The one-off television advertising campaign features ...

Arise Chindonesia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
China may be the darling of economic groupies, India the superpower in waiting, but realisation is growing that Indonesia may be their rocket fuel. Regional analysts have been so taken with the possibility that editorials around Asia are now spruiking ...

Superpartners opens voice portal

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
Superpartners is teaming up with call center provider Global Speech Networks (GSN) for a voice portal solution for its contact centre. According to Superpartners, the voice portal will allow members 24 hour access to common transactions such as checking ...

Fund call centres the weakest link

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Super funds call centres have proven to be the weakest link in a fund's marketing mix, new research shows. Despite being the main hub of communication between a fund and its members, call centres are far measuring their performance customer satisfaction ...