TECHNOLOGY

People & Products

The financial services firm has internally appointed its next chief technology officer and executive committee member, following the resignation of Felicia Trewin last mo...

Outsider

Much has been written about the recent development of AI chatbot ChatGPT which can write stories, answer questions and provide fascinating facts for its users....

Funds management

Development of an advice software solution is one of two factors that have led AMP to announce impairment charges of $68 million for FY22. ...

People & Products

Former Goldman Sachs managing director, Andrew Rennie, would bring his 30 years of experience in financial services to his new role as chairman of the AreaWealth board. ...

People & Products

Two cybersecurity reports have examined how well small and medium-sized businesses are prepared for cyberthreats, warning unprepared firms could fail to recover from an a...

People & Products

Diverger has acquired technology services firm Priority Networking, a specialist firm in advising technology and cybersecurity needs for small and medium-sized business....

Funds management

Premium-rated growth and yield stocks remain vulnerable to further adjustments to interest rates amid continued economic uncertainty, according to investment manager Mapl...

Funds management

After a string of high-profile cyberattacks on major Australian corporates, this investment manager sees a key theme for equities in 2023....

Financial planning

Advice licensees have work to do on improving their documentation of systems and processes or risk falling foul of the regulator....

Financial planning

A white paper has explored ways to broaden the reach of Australia’s financial advice industry beyond its traditional older client base. ...

Expert Analysis

It is hard to see financial wellbeing improving in Australia unless advice's methods and diagnostic technology is 'leveled up', writes Bernard Del Rey. ...

Expert Analysis

Stasis is the enemy of financial advice in Australia today. Some firms avoid changing the way they do business because they are accustomed to doing things a certain way, ...

Financial planning

FPA chief executive, Sarah Abood, has shared her thoughts on the future of technology in financial services, saying online avatars could one day facilitate engagement wit...

Financial planning

Financial advice firms are increasingly looking to regulatory technology in an effort to offset the rising cost of compliance, according to a new report....

Funds management

The tech bust has finally hit the likes of Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta, according to Forager, as it considers its tech holdings....

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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