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Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... financial services companies are investing in adopting or applying machine learning to better business processes and operations. One-in-five (19%) have already embarked on using machine learning solutions. Based on its survey, two areas are fuelling ...

Contango Asset Management chief departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... stepping down coincides with CGA making a decision to "focus on the growth of its core offerings," as well as relocating operations to Sydney as part of a cost structure review. CGA director Marty Switzer will assume management duties as interim chief ...

ECB schedules taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... time after the end of its net asset purchases, and in any case for as long as necessary" and "The main refinancing operations and the three-month longer-term refinancing operations will continue to be conducted as fixed rate tender procedures with full ...

Pension fund consortium acquires renewable energy portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... investment managers will acquire a renewable energy portfolio from an infrastructure fund manager and large developer with operations in Australia. The Global Infrastructure Partners III fund, in conjunction with the Canadian Public Sector Pension Investment ...

Trustees must raise bar on good governance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... in the 1980s. Yet, over the intervening period, the industry has undergone significant change and trustee business operations have evolved to become much more complex - which has implications for the concept of member representation, she said.

Australian Unity restructures for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... customer experience and our digital capabilities, as well as improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our operations," Mead said. The changes will be implemented from 1 January 2018.

Grant Samuel adds retail distribution role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... State Investments, Zurich Investments, Perpetual Investments and UBS. The appointment will support the growth of GSFM's operations and of interest in the $6.3 billion group, particularly since entering into a strategic partnership with Man Group. Higgins ...

MLC Life enhances benefits, boosts savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... subsequent angioplasty procedures. MLC Life will also now pay benefits when triple vessel surgery is completed in multiple operations within a two month period - previously the surgery needed to be completed in a single operation. Meanwhile, partial ...

LUCRF Super appoints new CFO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... the new chief financial officer at LUCRF Super. Therese Kenny, most recently group executive, finance and investment operations at HOSTPLUS, has been appointed to lead LUCRF's finance team in financial, taxation, budgetary and regulatory reporting. Replacing ...

QIC adopts regtech solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... management with that of a managed data services and regtech solution provider as part of a strategy to enhance its operations. The investment fund for the Queensland state government implemented a managed data service solution from RIMES Technology ...