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Industry funds lead website experience

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... website experience than retail funds but retail wins when it comes to retirement calculators, the latest digital engagement study finds. IQ Group's fifth annual study on digital engagement in superannuation industry found industry funds rated better ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... evening. Essentially each industry body wants further detail on how the recognition of prior learning (RPL) will work; what study or courses will be included in this process; and the outcomes for both limited licence and experienced advisers. Outside ...

Royal Commission puts bonuses on notice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... practice - which often pits an employee's sales performance against competing risk measures - and they are flawed. The study - "Behaviour of Finance Professionals under the Balanced Scorecard" found fixed remuneration structures achieved higher rates ...

AI ramping up but legal risks remain

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... technologies have ticked up at financial services companies in the last two years, and insurance is leading the move. The study reported the areas where companies were using AI technologies. More than half (52%) expect to increase organisational efficiency ...

New degree tackles adviser education standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... developed following extensive consultation with industry, and is structured to enable students to combine full-time work and study. Every subject will be delivered in block mode over two non-consecutive weekends, consolidated by an additional online ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
Zurich has entered a three-year study partnership with Oxford University to develop a means of ensuring workers are effectively protected and supported in an increasingly fragmented labour market. Working with the Smith School of Enterprise and the ...

Aussie funds among the world's largest asset owners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... Nine Australian funds, including four superannuation funds, have ranked among the world's largest asset owners in a new study. The inaugural Asset Owner 100 study from Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute looked at the world's ...

Cybercrime protection inadequate: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... 13% are confident with the cybersecurity measures they have undertaken to protect their data and valuable information. A study from Dimension Data shows 13% of Australia's financial services organisations fell victim to cyberattacks in 2017. The ...

Enforceable undertakings are effective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Commission, new research finds the majority of enforceable undertakings deter future misconduct. This is according to a joint study conducted by ASIC and the University of NSW, which shows financial services firms prefer EUs over harsher sanctions such ...

Digital advice engagement spikes for super members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... online advice technology to engage with their fund, the latest report from Decimal shows. Decimal's annual digital insights study found in the year to June 2018, the number of requests from superannuation fund members for live adviser support has doubled. ...