Technology the only realistic solution to the Quality of Advice Review’s objectives: Ignition

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The only way to address Australia’s advice gap and meet the challenges raised by the Quality of Advice Review Issues Paper is through greater use of technology in financial advice,... Read more continue reading

MetLife wins four ALUCA Life Insurance Excellence Awards 2022

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MetLife Australia has been awarded four awards at the 2022 ALUCA (Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims Association) Life Insurance Excellence Awards, which recognise excellence in life insurance claims and underwriting. MetLife has... Read more continue reading

Padua launches new tools for advisers

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Financial advice technology firm Padua Solutions has launched a new robo advice generation tool for financial advisers, to help solve the four key challenges facing them – time taken to... Read more continue reading

Pendal says future is worth investing in with new campaign

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Pendal Group (Pendal) shines a light on financial advisers and the role they play in creating positive change in its latest brand campaign by ‘uberbrand’. In this campaign, financial advisers... Read more continue reading

Scaling the wall of worry – a 10-point checklist for communicating volatility

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The old rules no longer apply For more than a decade, the Australian economy has, like most others around the world, operated within a low inflation, low interest rate environment.... Read more continue reading

LexisNexis Risk Solutions study estimates Australian financial services firms will spend more than US$2.54 billion on financial crime compliance in 2022

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LexisNexis® Risk Solutions has released its first Australian edition of the LexisNexis True Cost of Compliance™ Study. The study revealed that Australian financial services companies are expected to spend more... Read more continue reading

MetLife CX consultant named 2022 BFO Young Ambassador

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MetLife Australia’s Customer Experience Consultant, Kat Ilieska, has been named one of The Banking and Finance Oath (BFO) Young Ambassadors for 2022. Ms Ilieska and seven others were announced as... Read more continue reading

Women outpace men on share investing despite wage disparity

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New research from Pearler, one of Australia’s leading investment apps, shows that Millennial women are picking up share investing at the same rate as men, despite having to overcome a... Read more continue reading

Digital platform Capitaliz expands into Asia and UK with NSW Government export development programs

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Digital toolkit Capitaliz, created by Succession Plus to help advisers deliver succession planning to SMEs, has been selected to participate in two high-profile NSW Government-funded export development programs, providing access... Read more continue reading

Count Financial Bolsters its Tech Menu with Midwinter Advice Software

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Midwinter Financial Services Pty Ltd (Midwinter) and Count Financial Limited (Count) have announced a partnership that enables Count’s adviser network to leverage Midwinter’s leading financial advice software. The partnership provides... Read more continue reading