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Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Innovate. Given that jobs of the future in all sectors particularly financial services will be shaped by innovation, disruption and technology the survey's findings begs the question; Will Australia be able to stay competitive in the Asian Century or ...

Charities must go corporate or face extinction: Koda

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... higher funder expectations, the need to prove impact, systemic change, tougher competition and the impact of digital disruption. "Boards often spend too much time on internal issues and operational concerns. The future simply does not support the idea ...

Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... dubbed "the second machine age." A 2015 PwC report said nearly half of the jobs in Australia are at high risk of digital disruption in the next 20 years with financial services high on the list of industries most likely to be impacted. The report estimated ...

AFA winner highlights retirement fears

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... worry about these issues because you'd hit 65 and probably wouldn't be around much longer," he said. "We talk about disruption a lot in terms of technology, but there's a massive generational disruption going on, too, and we as advisers need to work ...

ETF businesses bullish on growth prospects

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... five years, and 27% expect annual growth exceeding 25% over the same period. The report, ETFs: a positive force for disruption, is based on an EY survey of nearly 80 leading promoters, investors, market makers and service providers across the US, Europe ...

Retirement income to take super centre-stage

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... adviser responsibility periods and ensuring ongoing viability of personal risk advice compared with the risk of severe disruption to the advice channel combined with increased premiums payable by consumers implicit in the initial industry recommendat ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... @ASFAaust also made history with the hologram appearance of Oscar winner @KevinSpacey. He spoke about innovation and disruption, the most discussed themes of the conference, from the lens of Netflix, the company that picked up the runaway TV hit, House ...

Robo-advice is WALL-E, not Terminator

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... come to us with their ideas say they are 'disrupting' something. But I think this is a bit of a buzzword. "Instead of disruption, think change; and the same with robo. It's just technology." Also addressing the issue was keynote speaker and futurist ...

Advice M&A deals boom after years of stagnation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Mergers and acquisitions of advice practices are happening at an unprecedented level due to excellent market conditions, according to Forte Asset Management director Steven Prendeville. Speaking at a panel session of the FPA Congress titled 'How to ...

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... confidence in the advice they receive." More broadly, ASIC has identified the key challenges of what it calls "digital disruption." They are: market place lending, robo-advice, crowd-sourced equity funding, digital currencies, blockchain and cyber resilience. ...