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Russell launches new super product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... offers the kind of personalisation people might be used to from companies like Netflix, Spotify and Amazon - where algorithms predict what consumers may like by assessing what they have consumed in the past. GoalTracker members will select the type of ...

State Super appoints academic oversight body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... strong returns, in a liquidity constrained manner, are well known. "Charles and his team have developed machine learning algorithms that have been helping us to effectively assess financial conditions and assist our decision-making processes," Livanas ...

Advice disciplinary body delayed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... make possible with the help of technology and the regulator in the future. "For regulators, more time spent auditing algorithms can mean less time auditing advisers. Facilitating the roll out of compliant algorithms for advisers means that there is greater ...

Job boom expected in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... technology would likely replace some roles. "There needs to be a better balance by wealth management firms seeking staff. Algorithms and automation cannot substitute for someone who can identify and match proven performance, cultural fit, skills and ...

Pendal appoints machine learning expert

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... into the bond, income and defensive strategies investment process. In his new role, Feldman will use machine learning algorithms to provide a layer of filtering and analysis over the investment manager's current suite of quantitative models. Feldman ...

Impact investing an advice opportunity: Expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... products have become increasingly characterised as money for money, if you like. "They operate in spreadsheets and algorithms and jargon around beta and alpha and benchmarks and indices. Which mean very little to the average person on the street, the ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... to mitigate the risk of such content being spread through livestreaming. The tech companies also promised to review algorithms that may drive users towards or amplify terrorist content. Governments who agree to the call will commit to enforcing laws ...

Perfect storm smashes AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... definition of robo-advice. Most people when they talk about robo-advice they tend to talk about the asset allocation algorithms. We're talking about the identification of client needs, and then being able to identify solutions."

Aussie equities trading volume jumps at Liquidnet

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... network using more algo trading solutions following MiFID II in January 2018. In addition to the uptick in the use of algorithms, Liquidnet benefited in 2018 from appearing on the trade report screens of institutional traders in Australia, following ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... Re. The deal involves jointly researching and developing customised group insurance products using machine learning algorithms developed by Swiss Re. The use of predictive underwriting aims to deliver a simpler underwriting experience for customers is ...