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SSGA launches ESG-heavy strategy for Aussie instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... weapons, nuclear weapons, and stocks flagged as not adhering to international norms and principles like the UN Declaration of Human Rights. SSGA head of global equity beta solutions, Asia ex Japan, Susan Darroch said: "The world is shifting towards a ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Day 4 and 5)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... Government ramps up ASIC powers Royal Commission to boost ETFs: VanEck Royal Commission must be extended: FSU April 19: The human cost of bad financial advice comes to light The day's proceedings got a human touch when a former Westpac advice customer ...

Robo-advice on the rise but no replacement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... available to them. While younger potential users are more likely to trust and implement a recommendation without the need for human involvement, Peker said older investors are a different ball game. Catering exclusively to Generation Y clients, Wealth ...

Financial services data breaches recorded

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... Financial details were involved in 30% of notifiable data breaches, including bank account details and credit card numbers. Human error (50.79%) and malicious or criminal attacks (44.44%) accounted for more than 95% of all sources of breaches reported ...

Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... team, and Messervy joins in the US. Stamp links with Mercer having most recently served as a senior consultant in KPMG's human rights and social impact team. He previously held a role with the consultant as a social auditor. During his time at KPMG Stamp ...

Robo-advisers a hard pill to swallow for Aussie investors: CFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
Australian retail investors are more likely to trust human financial planners over robo-advisers - and by an overwhelming majority, according to the CFA Institute's 2018 survey of investor trust. More than 80% of the Aussie retail investors surveyed ...

RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... equality education. RARE co-chief executive Nick Langley said the company believes access to safe water is a fundamental human right, and that infrastructure is a means to support poverty reduction and increase the standard of living. "This is why we ...

AMP flags new practice management platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... intuitive process, avoiding the delays that might occur if waiting for a person to reply," AMP said. "Kimberly is operating in human-assisted virtual assistance mode, which enables us to learn more about how customers are interacting, the types of questions ...

Asset managers gearing for growth in 2018

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... Artificial intelligence, robotics, big data and blockchain are all transforming the way asset and wealth managers work, but the human factor cannot be underestimated as new employment models to hire and retain the best will be crucial for success, Alexander ...

Responding to the revolution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
The digital transformation and casualisation of the workforce is the fourth industrial revolution in action and superannuation funds can find lessons in history on how best to respond. Addressing the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Brisbane ...