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Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
Risk and compliance officers and in-house corporate lawyers are highly in-demand talent thanks to the Royal Commission, which has helped boost the professionals' pay grade well above the national average. This is based on a Robert Walters wage analysis ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
AustralianSuper has been ranked the top superannuation fund for member engagement services in 2017, at a time when funds across the industry grapple with digital transformation, Investment Trends research shows. Sunsuper, HESTA, QSuper and Hostplus ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
Risk and compliance officers and in-house corporate lawyers are highly in-demand talent thanks to the Royal Commission, which has helped boost the professionals' pay grade well above the national average. This is based on a Robert Walters wage analysis ...

AI and avatars set to alter wealth management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
The latest innovation in banking and wealth management involves a New Zealand artificial intelligence firm, one of UBS' regional chief investment officers and IBM. UBS has partnered with New Zealand AI company FaceMe to produce a digital version ...

Advisory and wealth firm appoints chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
Advisory and wealth firm Bentleys has appointed the former Sydney Stock Exchange boss as its new chief executive. Tony Sacre led the Sydney Stock Exchange for two years before joining the mid-tier accounting and advisory firm. Sacre succeeds Mark Chapman ...

Praemium inks deal with WA-based wealth manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
A West Australian wealth manager with about $1.2 billion in funds under management is Praemium's newest client. Broking and wealth management firm Hartleys will manage its client portfolios using Praemium's reporting and administration platform ...

Centrepoint bumps up advice litigation provision

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
Centrepoint Alliance flagged an increase in advice litigated claims is on the horizon for its subsidiary Professional Investment Services (PIS), quantifying the amount to be $2 million more than anticipated. Following its reassessment of PIS' legacy ...

Statements of Advice: Out with the old

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... understanding. "If we think about what consumers - what our clients - are using in their homes every day, to still be wedded to tech from 105B.C. is just wrong," he said. Caboodle Financial Services managing director Peita Diamantidis agreed, saying ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... service for asset managers, providing up-to-date legal and regulatory requirements for distributing funds across jurisdictions. Tech-driven, financial services law firm Zeidler Legal Services has launched the Global Knowledge Hub; an online subscription ...

Aussie asset manager cops ASIC intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
The corporate regulator has slapped licence conditions on an alternative asset manager, citing concerns over the corporate governance of the firm after the misappropriation of investors' funds by a former employee. Aurora Funds Management is now required ...