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Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... institutions are also willing to pay a premium for IT specialists in 2018, as transformation projects harness digital and data analytics to improve the way firms attract, retain and engage with customers. Other areas of technology that are expanding ...

Wealth technology firm acquired for $6.8bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... Systems subsidiary which owned investment and fund accounting platform HiPortfolio, and investment data management and analytics platform Anova. A joint statement said the acquisition leverages SS&C's software platform for institutional and alternative ...

ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... exploring artificial intelligence opportunities to improve its underwriting processes. The collaboration with the Advanced Analytics Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS AAi) will use machine learning and big data to develop a more reliable ...

Soaring education costs require financial plan: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... each to week meet their children's educational goals and aspirations. Independent statistician and managing director of analytics firm forseechange, Charlie Nelson said with wages stubbornly growing 2% per year and the cost of fuel and electricity rising ...

Fintechs gear up for open banking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
A provider of data and analytics insights has acquired an Adelaide-based fintech as preparation for an open banking regime. Formerly Dun & Bradstreet, analytics firm illion has acquired Proviso, a specialist in automated bank statement retrieval, analysis ...

Zurich UK launches selfie app for underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... with software developer Mendix and took only seven days to build. In June last year, Financial Standard reported facial analytics may play a key role in calculating future life insurance premiums thanks to a US technology firm that generates lifespan ...

CBA creates new lead research role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... creation reinforces its commitment to offering clients unique insights and access to the best data, quantitative and analytics capability. Commenting on the appointment, CBA executive general manager global markets Andrew Hinchliff described Halmarick ...

Frontier Advisors strategy and people director departs after 20 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... advice, leading research teams, compliance and marketing. She also played a central role in launching Frontier's research, analytics and compliance service, the Frontier Partners Platform. Frontier chief executive Damian Moloney commented on Williams' ...

Industry fund eyes younger membership with board appointment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... adventure travel company, she has helped the business introduce agile methods for process improvement, employing both data analytics and digital tools to enhance customer experience and gain insight into core business drivers for the company. REI Super ...

Social media boosting super fund engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... Overall, 29% of funds are now spending $1.5 million or more on digital technology annually. The need for greater data analytics was a key driver of this, with 77% of super funds saying they were important in reporting outcomes to executive teams and ...