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S&P to buy competitor for $60bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... "This transaction is a win for both IHS Markit and S&P Global as we leverage our respective strengths in information, data science, research and benchmarks," Uggla said. "Our highly complementary products will deliver a broader set of offerings across ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... around minus 70 degrees centigrade. Even "betterer" is Factset's latest: "Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, chief science adviser for White House's Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui said there is enough coronavirus vaccine doses from Moderna ...

Emotions lead to losses: Oxford Risk

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... client's financial personality is generally based on risk profiling and very few wealth management propositions are using science-based measures that are needed to provide a comprehensive picture of their clients. "This is not to advocate removing humans ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... plan and convert it into an action blueprint that starts on January 20th, 2021. That plan will be built on a bedrock of science. It will be constructed out of compassion, empathy and concern. I will spare no effort - or commitment - to turn this pandemic ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... plan and convert it into an action blueprint that starts on January 20th, 2021. That plan will be built on a bedrock of science. It will be constructed out of compassion, empathy and concern. I will spare no effort - or commitment - to turn this pandemic ...

Magellan chief backs health startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
When it comes to investing his own money, Magellan's chief executive Brett Cairns likes to go back to his roots in science. Cairns was paid $1.5 million in FY20, not including variable remuneration of $772,500, which he was eligible for but waived. ...

State Super appoints academic oversight body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
State Super has appointed an independent academic oversight body for its investment data science program. The fund said the use of data science is growing, though using insights from more complex machine learning based models requires a strong governance ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... five years via the Women's Economic Security Statement will support new cadetships and apprenticeships for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The government will also create jobs, encourage entrepreneurialism, and ensure ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... venture capital firm that manages the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund; Australia and New Zealand's largest life science investment fund. This fund is backed by the four aforementioned industry super funds, as well as Australian and New Zealand ...

Women receive worse advice: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... significantly more likely to receive undiversified financial advice than men, researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology found. Between 2018 and 2019, the academics led by professor Utpal Bhattachary, trained men and women to ...