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Technology features driving superannuation product development

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
A Rainmaker study of extra benefits and features being offered by super funds in Australia reveals that technology and communication-oriented features are the most active area of product development. Rainmaker noted the results show that funds realise ...

Global bank tests customer service 'bot'

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... "[leveraging] the power of AI and building more bots to help businesses connect in more meaningful ways." Separately, the latest study by UN-based not-for-profit organisation Better Than Cash Alliance revealed in China, social media network WeChat and ...

Housing crisis takes emotional toll on Gen X

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... they will be locked out of the property market and for many the prospect is taking an emotional toll, the latest ME Bank study shows. The findings, which come from a study of 1000 "wannabe home owners", shows many Gen Xers who worry about never owning ...

Fintech apps disrupt advice model

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... are deploying the next generation of financial planning applications and disrupting the traditional advice model, a new study has found. In response to advisers' demand for increased process efficiency and compliance automation, the latest Investment ...

Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... also do more to build trust with investors, while at the same time increase benefits to society, the latest CFA Institute study shows. About 84% of the 1000 investment management professionals surveyed globally expect the industry to consolidate over ...

Philanthropy Australia names recipients of annual industry awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... said. To coincide with the awards, Philanthropy Australia also held its AGM and released the latest edition of its landmark study, the Giving Australia 2016 report. This year's award partners were: Ninti One, the Australian Environmental Grantmakers ...

Employers urged to fund workers' financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Employers should do more to help employees ease financial worries by providing work-funded financial advice, a new study from MetLife shows. About 68% of employers said helping staff make better financial decisions is important - but only one third ...

Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... and partners, Perpetual managing director and chief executive Geoff Lloyd said the Giving Australia project was a landmark study for Australia's not-for-profit sector, community and policy makers. "As the most comprehensive insight into Australia's philanthropic ...

Adviser sentiment turns corner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... Adviser Sentiment Index, which was based on a survey of 209 financial advisers. Four out of the five metrics tracked by the study recorded modest improvements compared to two years ago. Advisers were generally positive about the long-term viability of ...

Mobile education drives advice professionalism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... between knowITdigital and vocational education provider Monarch Institute. Users of knowITdigital's wealthdigital tool can now study a Diploma of Financial Planning and Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning integrated with the knowITdigital CPD offerings ...