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Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... in end-to-end strategy development, deep learning for time series analysis, and analysing data across languages. In Australia, 46% of respondents in the Bloomberg survey are using machine learning to solve sophisticated intelligence when trading, while ...

CBA climate risk court case abandoned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... its annual reports have withdrawn the claim. Legal correspondence between social justice group Environmental Justice Australia and CBA over an eight month period climaxed with EJA filing proceedings in the Federal Court against the bank on 8 August. ...

Fearless forecasting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... the nation's status as a "growth haven". "Jason Todd, head of Australian macro-economic research at Macquarie, said Australia's super pool, which is expected to rise from $2.3 trillion to around $8.8 trillion over the next 25 years, would provide a "backstop" ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... prices in Australia's eight capital cities increased by 1.5% in the September quarter, slowing from the June quarter's 2.0% advance and less than market expectations for a 2.3% quarterly rise. Residential property prices gained in six of the eight capital ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' statement to Fairfax Media just two days ago. "There will be a recession in Australia, because of the collapse of investment and because of the collapse of animal spirits - and this is because of what's happening ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers, said he will build on Labor's proud record in superannuation and advance a "more resilient, fair and competitive financial system." Chalmers joined several first-term Labor members in promotions among ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... bad news have rolled in thick and fast. "It may take a magic wand from the RBA (or the new Turnbull government) for Australia to escape a recession. Already, Australian (per capita) living standards are stagnating, so for many this may feel like a recession ...

IOOF appoints head of best advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
IOOF has appointed an SFG Australia executive to the role of head of best advice, following media leaks that revealed misconduct within the advice research division. An IOOF spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard that Paul Cullen will be IOOF's ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... keep its benchmark fed funds rate in place. Locally on Thursday, the Reserve Bank releases its quarterly bulletin. In Australia, the market on Wednesday was higher as investors took advantage of cheaper stock prices, following a few weeks of falls for ...

Market flat at noon

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... lost 20 cents to $31.15, Commonwealth Bank had fallen 13 cents to $79.69, ANZ shed seven cents to $31.09 but National Australia Bank advanced 12 cents to $31.72. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton found 13.5 cents at $27.735, Rio Tinto ...