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Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... through a plain-language chat interface. Further, recommendations are subject to all regulatory compliance that apply to human advisers, targeting to close the advice gap. Otivo said the launch comes as an alternative advice source for those seeking ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... compounders or distrusted growth companies. "These are good companies that fall on hard times. That's exploiting the human-nature element to this, where we're prone to extrapolate news, and when it's good, you tend to get too optimistic and ...

Super fund-backed AFSL adviser numbers drop: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Industry superannuation funds will continue to adopt a hybrid framework of advice, integrating digital and human channels, as the number of advisers under super funds owned AFSL's has declined progressively in the last five years. Rainmaker Information ...

AMP new boss overhauls executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... chief executive, has rejigged the leadership team that now includes the appointment of a new chief operating officer, and human resources and finance leads. Rob Jarrett was promoted to the role of chief operating officer in May, finishing up as a director ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
AustralianSuper said the newly created role will help align autonomous agents with human intent. The $410 billion super fund has named its first head of AI and automation in a newly created role. Sarah Carney joins AustralianSuper from Microsoft where ...

QIC Ventures helps raise $25m for defence tech company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... Olsen. "Modern defence is moving toward systems that can operate and make decisions in real time, without relying on constant human input or vulnerable data links," Olsen said. "We've built Arkeus from the ground up for that environment. Our systems ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... advocacy," Ausbil Investment Management head of ESG and co-portfolio manager Mans Carlsson said. Carlsson will co - present the Human rights and modern-day slavery: What advisers need to know workshop at the event, which will be held at the Melbourne ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... "framed in such general terms as to provide no practical benchmark for those applying them in relation to alleged breaches of human rights standards." Guardians general manager of corporate affairs Cristina Billett said Guardians accepted that its policies ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... families," the budget read. Last month, Minister for health and ageing Mark Butler said NDIS is "one of Australia's great human rights achievements" and was created with goodwill, it has strayed too far away from the scheme's original intent. ...

Adviser-client relationships eroded by AI: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... enabled the rise of AI-enabled advisory tools, which are beneficial, but they also introduce a "competitive pressure" for human advisers, fearful of being replaced. Based on two case studies involving financial advice, advisers tend to perceive AI as ...
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