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CFA adds AI and fintech to curriculum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
The CFA Institute is introducing artificial intelligence, fintech and machine learning to its curriculum as of next year. The Institute updated its subject areas in an effort to arm candidates with the skills and knowledge needed for success in the ...

ANZ grilled over Smart Choice sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... and then - despite the delinking statements and the general advice statement - the recommending of products that was the problem in this situation," Pankhurst said. Hodge asked whether ANZ regards the review as advice to which Pankhurst said he couldn't ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... to 23 in July) - with 23% citing the difficulty of finding qualified workers as their "single most important business problem." As such, a record net 32% of respondents reported wage increases in July, prompting small companies to pass on these higher ...

Chief economist update: Turkey's roasted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... of very high interest rates. It would have been so easy to ignore the developing crisis in Turkey were it not for the problem of contagion. News reports reveal that some banks in France, Italy and Spain have debt exposure to Turkey. The deeper the Turkish ...

Chief economist update: Betting on down rather than up?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... inflation. This of course provided that the recent decline into a precipitous slide in the currency that could another set of problem for the RBNZ - i.e. it might have to raise interest rates to stop funds outflow and/or an unwanted surge in inflation. ...

MLC MySuper investment budget was tight-fisted: Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... Hodge, prior to July 2016, MLC Life Insurance's policy limited exposure to illiquid assets, the Commission heard. "The problem effectively went away because the insurance company was sold," Hodge said. JANA's view The inadequacy of MLC MySuper ...

Rethink property investment: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... city Brisbane was characterised by lower valuation and more settlement defaults. "The issue of oversupply is not a new problem and has been there for a few years and the continuous weakness of the unit market in inner-city Brisbane should have raised ...

Productivity Commission proposes more changes to financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... regulatory requirements, describing it as "dense" and may act against customers' interests. "The PC is shining a light on a problem that is not well enough recognised - that more and more regulation can be harmful to consumers because it weakens ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The financial services Royal Commission will put Australia's $2.6 trillion superannuation system under the spotlight over the next two weeks and legal experts say a key question is whether conflicts of interest are influencing super funds and letting ...

KPMG acquires customer experience fintech

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... lenses, highlighting work it completed for task outsourcing platform AirTasker. "We provide holistic customer experience problem-solving, with the security of fact-based evidence and the ability to practically go to market," Jowell said. "And this kind ...