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Collaboration needed for AI and machine advice programs

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... the level where the industry can utilise these technologies to assist those on the frontline, while training the next generation and retraining existing advisers on their exact obligations." Knight and Symons noted other industries that had adopted AI ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... contributing to productivity improvements that would likely see AWOTE rise above CPI, Orford said. "In my view, each generation benefits from the improvements in the world made by past generations. Because the benefits flow into the future, current generations ...

BlackRock and Microsoft develop retirement platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... BlackRock's investment capabilities in the pursuit of a new platform which BlackRock will offer in connection with "next generation investment products" the firm will design and manage. BlackRock said its new products would be designed to provide US ...

Former Liberal Party leader joins Islamic super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
A former Liberal Party leader has joined the board of a $250 million Islamic superannuation fund. John Hewson will join the board of Crescent Wealth as it prepares for significant growth in 2019. Hewson led the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994. Hewson ...

Industry Super Australia chair steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Former Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary and former Federal Government minister Greg Combet will become the new chair of Industry Super Australia today. Combet will replace Peter Collins in the top role as the latter steps down to fulfil ...

Super fund offloads harmful holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
A $9.2 billion industry superannuation fund has become the latest to divest tobacco, thermal coal and tar sands producers. In addition to their existing controversial weapons exclusion, Vision Super will be culling investments in tobacco, thermal coal ...

Asset managers join diversity program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... wanted to help increase the number of young women applying for investment roles. "We're determined to inspire the next generation of female investors to seek out these career opportunities by providing visible role models and sharing our career stories," ...

Rice Warner warns against culling value-based advice fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... advice, if value-based fees were to be banned following the Royal Commission. Otherwise, the nation's next retiring generation - the baby boomers - might have to rely on the intra-fund advice accessible through their superannuation fund. However ...

CountPlus acquires interest in integrated wealth firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... remains an equity partner in firms that own and drive their own growth and profitability. "O'Brien is a standout, second-generation family business with great people, a client-centric culture - and it brings a clear growth and values mindset in line ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... to fixed income ETFs, BetaShares distribution director and head of capital markets Peter Harper says. He says a new generation of defensive fixed income ETFs is taking attention away from traditional options. Not only is he seeing very strong growth ...