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HESTA manager to study women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... best-placed to gather the support required for innovative thinking, for campaigning and for action," Broderick said. The Human Rights Commission has found that single elderly female households experience the highest levels of poverty and are at the greatest ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... study of finology and the psychology of money. "His views on positioning financial advice in a way that takes into account human behaviour and investors' relationships with money can add real value to the lives of clients, and support wealth creation ...

Early release super approvals increasing

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... superannuation were given approval in the first 10 months of the 2014-15 financial year, according to data from the Department of Human Services. As of April more than 16,000 early release applications had been received this financial year. Medical treatment ...

Lonsec launches ESG metric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... rising preference for ESG-minded investment - for example, avoiding investment in companies involved in climate change, human rights abuses, child labour, controversial weapons (defined as "cluster bombs, landmines, depleted uranium, and chemical and ...

Don't rage against the machine

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... should complement existing services. "You can't do tax or estate planning with robo advice. There is still a place for the human adviser," she said. "A lot of planners have clients that don't have enough funds under management to justify the fees, robo ...

BNP Paribas names new country head

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... are seeing sound business momentum." Gibson joined BNP Paribas in 2011 in Hong Kong and was most recently head of regional human resources Asia Pacific since 2012. He has previously held different senior banking positions for a number of leading financial ...

SEC and FINRA issue robo warning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... does not allow an investor to interact with an actual person, investors should consider that they may lose the value that human judgment and oversight, or more personalised service, may add to the process, added the SEC and FINRA.

Retirees 'much worse' off: RBA

JASON CADDEN FOR AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... was also potentially one for Australia to deal with, he said. Stevens said yields on investments were the "lowest ever in human history", adding that he believed it would take a while for interest rates to recover to pre-GFC levels. "It will be quite ...

Women outperforming all men boardrooms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... declining numbers in women studying technology is a major one. The Diversity Index launch was attended by federal senator and Human Services Minister Marise Payne, senator and Shadow Minister for Women Claire Moore, and senator Larissa Waters. Senator ...

Decimal Software partners with US fintech giant

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... stockbrokers and enterprises. The software analyses consumer data and allows users to provide customised financial advice without human interaction. Decimal revealed that thanks to the Yodlee deal it is "already in advanced talks with one of the world's ...