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Insights from future leaders
Aspirations of sitting in the corner office and taking the role of the CEO aren't necessarily the key motivators for millennials in the workplace, according to a panel of young achievers in the financial services sector.
One MyRetirement product...
Without doubt, Australia’s superannuation system is a world-leading accumulation system. But when it comes to managing the retirement phase of people’s lives, there are improvements to be made.
Labor wants regulatory change
At a time when the nation’s financial sector might be experiencing a degree of inquiry fatigue, Shadow Treasurer The Hon Chris Bowen MP has made it clear a vote for the Australian Labor Party at the next election is a vote for a Royal Commission into banks and the financial services industry.
Real money moves fintech...
According to Tom Durick from the CSIRO’s data innovation group Data 61, the hype cycle around fintech reached its height last year and probably entered the “trough of disillusion at the beginning of this year” but right now it’s on the rise again as we’re seeing it go “beyond the proof of concept”.
Impact investing
Thousands of families were left in limbo after the spectacular collapse of childcare operator ABC Learning in 2009, but out of the ashes emerged one of the earliest success stories of impact investing in Australia.
Disruptors in Superannuation
It’s the biggest intergenerational transfer in history, but leading super funds could miss out to more targeted newcomers if they don’t learn to speak millennial – and fast.
Women managing money...
George Soros and Warren Buffet are most often named as role models for young recruits in financial services. But for young women entering the industry, female role models are few and far between. “76% of investment managers are white men, and most of those are private school educated” says Yolanda Beattie, Diversity and Inclusion Practice Leader at Mercer.
Millennials and Finance...
Millennials are now the world’s number one source of income, spending and wealth creation. But how well do we really know the generation born between the years of about 1980 and 2000? And are our services up to scratch for this enormous (and enormously crucial) demographic? Many of us are aware of their unprecedented technological adoption in a broad sense.
Choice and competition
We wanted to get some independent research to add to the public debate – so we engaged the competition policy experts.
Life Code regime commences
The Life Insurance Code of Practice demonstrates the life insurance industry’s commitment to improving standards and strengthening consumer protections.