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100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... approval ratings being lower than Obama or Clinton, but less than George W? Now that's a plain insult. Then again, majority of those who vote with their pockets approve of the new CEO. The S&P 500 has risen by 6.5% this year to date - and if we're going ...

Global bank tests customer service 'bot'

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... 2016, it adopted Messenger as its main channel for addressing customers' common questions and service issues. The majority of customer engagements are now conducted on Messenger, rather than its public Facebook news feed, Wells Fargo said in statement. ...

Former BTFG manager joins Synchron

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... her appointment was the regional manager for BankSA for almost one-and-a-half years. Prior to that, she spent the majority of her career with BTFG as a state manager for more than six years and as a business development manager for a little over a decade. ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... fundraising, compared to almost 25% in 2015. AMP Capital global head of infrastructure debt Andrew Jones said the majority of investors with a preference for unlisted infrastructure debt are based in Asia, signaling a significant growth opportunity in ...

Life insurance claims handling must improve: ISWG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... done to ensure faster claims processes, clarity of timeframes and expectations. ISWG chair Jim Minto acknowledged the majority of life insurance claims are handled well, but said there is scope for improvement to help members when claiming. "We want ...

The challenging nature of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... the rest of the world - six million people die a year from tobacco-related illness," Payne said. Despite this, the majority of Australia's super funds are still invested in tobacco - an estimated $10 billion in total. "Tobacco is also included in the ...

Aussie investors push tobacco exclusions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... towards ex-tobacco investment portfolios. Vontobel Asset Management global equities portfolio manager Ramiz Chelat said majority of the firm's assets in Australian mandates are run with an ex-tobacco screen, and more clients are requesting this shift ...

ABA committing to industry reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Australian Bankers' Association announced it will commit to the majority of the Khoury Report's proposed banking reforms, promising to raise its code of practice to meet higher standards. Of the 99 recommendations, the ABA is fully supporting 61 ...

Fintechs and instos must align: Saxo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... trillion), meaning the opportunity for collaboration is ripe. During his recent trip to Australia, Fournais said the majority of financial firms are introducing old mainframe technology that is heavily siloed towards one product. Fournais believes this ...

Fintech Nod takes on the unadvised

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... system works great for the 20% of people who see financial advisers on a regular face-to-face basis, this leaves the majority of the market "unserviced". "The people out there who aren't receiving financial advice are still stressing about their finances ...