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CBA spearheads push for quantum computing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... increase the speed and power of computers beyond what we can currently imagine. We are building a quantum computing ecosystem that involves the right software, hardware and simulator. Part of that approach is using this simulator to kickstart the development ...

ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
MSCI has launched a new interactive tool that assesses environmental, social and governance metrics for 8500 companies globally. The MSCI ESG Metrics helps investors measure a portfolio's ESG risk, particularly where a lack of data can be a significant ...

Global insurance tech eyes Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... clients and help them extract the maximum possible value from their investment. Sequential joins our worldwide partner ecosystem of strategic alliances partners, and technical and application partners." Sequential managing partner Adrian Johnstone added ...

Compliance and cybersecurity keeping bankers awake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... services. "They need to be relentless in driving out costs and managing risks. The key to success will be building a better ecosystem, not a bigger bank," Dring said. "Even in today's challenging and volatile global market, uncertainty cannot be an excuse ...

Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Queensland is boosting investment in environmentally responsible projects through green bonds issued via the state's Treasury. Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment, Curtis Pitt, said the Queensland Treasury Corporation planned to issue certified ...

AirTree hires former Accel vice president

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... fintech, cybersecurity and online marketplace companies. In a statement Cameron said the Australian entrepreneurial ecosystem has hit an inflection point, transforming itself since he left a decade ago. Cameron is known for being an early investor in ...

Investment managers must find purpose, not performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... that 'phi' is the previously uncovered variable that could have an outsized impact on investment performance. "Like any ecosystem, the investment management industry is predicated on a series of intertwined relationships...By focusing on phi, investment ...

Aussie start-up wins $500m impact investing mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... and a chance to participate or contribute to global growth. "It's about breaking the cycle of poverty and changing the ecosystem to create lasting change," he said. And the World Wide Generation relationship is just the beginning. Gunesekera is also ...

NAB pursues innovation via global banking alliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... Leumi is recognised as the most innovative bank in Israel and is the bank of choice for Israel's world leading start-up ecosystem. We believe that our alliance with Bank Leumi will enable us to access leading Israeli technologies, in particular access ...

Industry must collaborate to defeat cyber threats

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... against the "common enemy" in a coordinated defence. "One needs to recognise that they're just one target amongst an ecosystem of targets and not just think about that at a national level but also an international level," Johnson said. "You can't think ...