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Chief economist update: The angel in the details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
The US economy had been expected to slow in the fourth quarter of 2017... but not this slow. The advance estimate of US GDP showed economic growth decelerated to a 2.6% annual rate in the December 2017 quarter from a two-and-a-half-year high of 3.2% ...

FPA clarifies role in shaping existing adviser standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has distanced itself from the draft education guidelines for existing advisers proposed by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, despite having its own accreditation standards at their ...

FIIG Securities head of intermediaries departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
The head of intermediaries at FIIG Securities has left the company after 10 years. Simon Michell joined FIIG in 2007 as a senior dealer. After that, he took on the role of associate director, followed by director - fixed income sales and national manager ...

Commonwealth Bank launches chatbot banker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Commonwealth Bank customers can now complete more than 200 banking tasks using a newly-launched chatbot. Leveraging artificial intelligence, the bank has launched Ceba, a 24/7 chatbot capable of recognising about 60,000 variations of questions regarding ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The US Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and other central banks have signalled they too will pare stimulatory measures introduced in the wake of the GFC, all of which has significant consequences for money managers in 2018. The Reserve Bank ...

Venture capital sector booming but needs greater government support

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
Millennial super fund Spaceship, artificial intelligence and machine learning companies were among the beneficiaries of Australia's booming venture capital market in 2017, but two industry bodies have called on the Government to increase its support ...

ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
ANZ Wealth is exploring artificial intelligence opportunities to improve its underwriting processes. The collaboration with the Advanced Analytics Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS AAi) will use machine learning and big data to develop ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Using artificial intelligence to do all your personal and business banking from the comfort of your own home may be closer than you realise, NAB predicts. NAB executive general manager, digital and innovation Jonathan Davey said the proliferation of ...

Bravura scores platform deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... growth and innovation strategy, with a focus on investing in pioneering technology that will enable us to deliver state-of-the-art products and services to support our valued clients." In December 2017, Bravura inked a new deal with New Zealand financial ...

International automotive alliance launches new VC fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is launching a new corporate venture capital fund. Alliance Ventures, in which the alliance plans to invest up to US$1 billion - starting with $200 million in year one - is targeted at fostering development in ...