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ESSSuper welcomes strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... taking up a senior leadership position that will be pivotal in shaping the asset owner's strategic direction and driving data-driven decision-making. In the new role, deVries will lead a team of data scientists and research analysts to conduct research ...

Financial services 300x more likely to get hacked: Expert

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... Fraser Jack warned delegates that the chances of getting hacked as a financial services business are extremely high. "Recent data suggests that financial services are 300 times more likely to have an attack," Jack said. "The cost of an attack can be ...

Advisers should have an AI plan: Netwealth

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
When it comes to incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and big data into an financial advice practice, it's imperative to have a plan in place, according to Netwealth head of marketing Andrew Braun. Addressing the crowd at the SMSF Association ...

Aussies do not underspend in retirement, say super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... Super, Australian Retirement Trust, UniSuper and Rest - conducted consumer research and analysed deidentified super fund data and publicly available information. It found that most Australians are spending all their superannuation in retirement, regularly ...

Mergers a boon for super member growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... numbers, according to new analysis from Perple - People Performance, underscored by mergers and stiff competition. Using APRA data of the 2022-23 financial year, Perple found that merger activities drove most of the movement in member numbers. Mercer ...

VanEck failed to disclose influencer's role in ETF launch: SEC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
VanEck will pay US$1.75 million ($2.7m) to settle a case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which alleged the investment manager failed to disclose the involvement of an influencer in the launch of an ETF in 2021. In the US, VanEck Associates ...

AI poses potential challenge to financial stability: Gensler

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... inherent challenges with AI: the decision-making models can be opaque, algorithms might produce biased results due to historical data predispositions, and its predictive capabilities aren't infallible, sometimes generating completely inaccurate information. ...

AIA adds to C-suite lineup

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... on future-readiness, championing healthier, longer, and better lives, and achieving high performance." According to recent data from APRA and ASIC, AIA is the second largest player in the group insurance sector in Australia. It has a 29.5% market share ...

Too many Aussies eligible for wholesale products: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... eligible to purchase wholesale products without retail consumer protections. Accordingly, the research, undertaken by PwC and Data Analysis Australia, called for a review of wholesale investor "individual wealth test" thresholds - net assets of $2.5 ...

AustralianSuper calls for an 'account for life'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... AustralianSuper is pushing for changes that would allow super funds to provide more support, guidance, and advice, leveraging data sharing with government to smooth the complexity of retirement planning. It proposed updating advice regulations to be ...