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Xero accelerates AI and machine learning

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... decision to take an extended period of leave. Stewart is a veteran of the tech industry and has led Xero's focus on automation and data innovation for the past year. Prior to Xero, Stewart was group chief executive of Intergen, a specialised Microsoft ...

Top trends reshaping Aussie superannuation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... advice - the way forward for robo solutions Regulation and compliance - the case for systems agility and flexibility Automation and integration - essential tools for sophisticated digital offerings Insourcing and outsourcing - a story of mix and match ...

Fintech apps disrupt advice model

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... advice model, a new study has found. In response to advisers' demand for increased process efficiency and compliance automation, the latest Investment Trends Planning Software Benchmark Report 2016 shows imminent release of new planning applications ...

CSC renews $40bn custody mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... global best practice in investment operations. This endorsement supports CSC's strategic investment operational goals of automation, efficiency, robustness and transparency." Northern Trust managing director for Australia and New Zealand Madeleine Senior ...

Robo-advice portfolios benefiting from quant factors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... this inverse volatility weighted." Quantifeed looked at a group of US-listed companies active in designing robots and automation services and applied the inverse volatility weighting quantitative factor. Its model outperformed the original index by 11 ...

Fintech investment needs balance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... with fintech, including the rise of unlicensed cross-board activity, programming errors in algorithms that underlie automation, and breaches in cyber security. The report also flags the failure of financial firms to "know-the-client" for reasons of anti-laundering ...

Custodians turn attention to CIVs and MITs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... replacement, improvements in the standardisation of processing of discount securities and improvements to proxy voting automation are all on the agenda for the association. ACSA chair David Knights said 2016 was significant for the Australian custody ...

Fund manager launches new IMA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... sector's 1.4% weighting in the ASX will grow significantly higher. With the structural tailwinds driving technology and automation and the amount that corporations and individuals rely on it, technology is the fastest growing sector globally." TAMIM ...

Government repeats fintech focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... retained," Morrison said. Morrison pointed to the cost-effectiveness and increased accessibility associated with the automation of services, highlighting robo-advice and its potential to provide a wider cross-section of the population with financial ...

Super changes spark engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... administration software provider Class said the changes to super legislation is driving renewed interest in system automation - meaning a significant number of new portfolios on the Class system come from manual SMSF accountants using Excel and generic ...