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What makes a tech company attractive for HNW investors?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
As artificial intelligence (AI) disrupts technology over the next decade, tech companies could make for key investments in portfolios of HNW and UHNW individuals, according to a four-person panel led by Crestone Wealth Management in Sydney earlier this ...

Chief economist update: Japan's other war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... attributed to a list of known knowns such as Sun Tzu ("The Art of War"), Machiavelli (known as the father of modern political science) or "Michael Corleone" (of the Godfather film trilogy), but whoever first said it...Japan appears to be the one applying ...

FSC proposes genetics and insurance council

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... morning's FSC Life Insurance Conference, urging the need to respond to the rapid advancement and importance of genetic science. The FSC's standard governing the use of genetic tests by life insurers was developed in 2002 - an area the industry self-regulates ...

Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... sector for the benefit of all Australians whilst making contributions towards understanding and utilising the emerging data science sector that is now starting to transform our lives," Grace said. She added: "This is a very exciting opportunity for me ...

Amazon still an early-stage company: Fundie

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... just passed 20% of global advertising. Wood said healthcare is going to be the most disrupted sector of any because real science and scientific knowledge is becoming a part of the decision making progress. She said ARK Invest is also investing in DNA ...

Game theory revolutionises risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... launch of a platform already being used by several advice groups. United States-based behavioural economics, decision science and financial technology firm Capital Preferences has developed a SaaS (Software as a Service) behavioural profiling and portfolio ...

YBR founder to lead government taskforce

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... Australian Unity and NAB. Mark Bouris will chair the Small Business Taskforce, which the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science said is designed to "ensure that more Australian small businesses can thrive in an increasingly digital economy." ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... Twenty Seven, the physical locations of more than one million global corporate facilities have been mapped and climate science models applied to assess their exposure to potentially catastrophic climate events. This means Deutsche AM can now integrate ...

Fee models an art, not a science

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... advisers to re-explore the value they provide to clients and "why this crucial piece of the advice jigsaw is an art and not a science." "Today's insurance adviser must be anything from coach, counsellor and educator through to technical specialist, key ...

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... insurance - an area that needs greater focus, he said. The objective is to embed financial literacy elements into maths, science, economics and so on, and not set it up as a separate subject across 10,000 schools nationwide, he said. "We've trained ...