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Industry fund on the hunt for investment operations boss

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... gets the job will oversee the investment team's back and middle office, as well as support teams including operations, analytics, risk, legal, compliance and tax. "We're proud of our outstanding returns - 11.85% this past year - placing us in the top ...

Industry fund creates finance role

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... experience in driving significant change in finance teams," Rowe said. "In his most recent role, Bryan built a data and analytics centre of excellence from scratch. He has deep experience in best practice reporting, forecasting and benchmarking. He knows ...

Praemium enhances digital offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... said. As Praemium SMA already offers advisers increased efficiency through market-leading reporting and performance analytics, adopting this innovation will further improve efficiency and reduce costs by speeding up the application and on-boarding process ...

Thomson Reuters sells analytics business to institutional investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... billion ($24.9bn). Thomson Reuters F&R is a data and financial technology platform that provides information and data analytics, enables financial transactions, and connects communities of trading, investment, financial and corporate professionals. It ...

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 ...