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Technology features driving superannuation product development

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
A Rainmaker study of extra benefits and features being offered by super funds in Australia reveals that technology and communication-oriented features are the most active area of product development. Rainmaker noted the results show that funds realise ...

Global bank tests customer service 'bot'

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Global bank Wells Fargo is launching an artificial intelligence-driven customer service 'chat' experience within Facebook's Messenger application. Wells Fargo customers who frequently use Messenger will be able to save time using the chat bot functionality ...

Unconscionable super cross-selling will continue: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
The Sedgwick Review failed to address some of the "unconscionable" remuneration practices undertaken by banks to cross-sell superannuation products and nothing is being done to curb this, Industry Super Australia says. In response to the independent ...

Think carefully before internalising investment: PwC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Industry consultant PwC is reaffirming the view that superannuation funds should think carefully before internalising investment management. In its latest paper, Internal Investment Management - Yes or No?, PwC notes while there may be many good reasons ...

Open data carries privacy risk: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Open data used by banks and fintechs to innovate and cross-sell products must be underpinned by robust regulation that protects the consumers, otherwise they risk major privacy breaches, according to the Australian Bankers' Association. Educating customers ...

ClearView slams APL standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Listed financial advice firm ClearView criticised the Financial Services Council's life insurance approved product list draft standard as superficial and ineffectual, saying it will only allow sub-par practices to continue. ClearView managing director ...

Housing crisis takes emotional toll on Gen X

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Sixty-eight per cent of Gen Xers worry they will be locked out of the property market and for many the prospect is taking an emotional toll, the latest ME Bank study shows. The findings, which come from a study of 1000 "wannabe home owners", shows many ...

Robotic stock picking: the future is now

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
The world's largest fund manager has shifted the goal posts for active equity investment, announcing it will take the enormous step of combining humans and machines for stock selection. The question is what scale does this new man and machine combination ...

Stone and Chalk lends voice to start-ups by women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
It may be the week before the Easter break but it's business as usual at fintech hub Stone & Chalk with last Tuesday's networking pow-wow packed to the rafters. The inaugural 'Power Women in Fintech' panel discussion was held at the Sydney headquarters ...

FSC launches draft APL standard for risk advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
The FSC is debuting its draft life insurer approved product list standard, the final version of which will become mandatory for all members. The goal of the FSC's APL standard is to increase competition among life insurers and reduce potential conflicts ...