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Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... finance professionals are increasingly looking at ways to integrate unstructured data into an overall model. The most advanced hedge funds or quant hedge funds are currently gaining value out of machine learning, while others are "running really fast ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... accelerated to 10.3% in the year to September from 10.1% in the previous month and annual growth in industrial production advanced by 6.6% in September - the fastest since June - from 6% in August but fixed asset investment slowed to 7.5% from 7.8% over ...

MLC Life enriches health and wellbeing program

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... for every customer - some will just look for step counting and reliable sleep tracking, others want GPS for running, advanced resting heart rate data and more," MLC chief customer officer, retail advised insurance, Melissa Heyhoe said. "The focus of ...

Professional investment association rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... further reinforce our commitment to providing the most comprehensive, relevant education and standards available to the advanced investment and wealth management community, and represents the last in a series of significant strategic initiatives that ...

CBA climate risk court case abandoned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... result of careful and extensive consideration over many months by the board and senior executives and was already well advanced when the claim was served," the statement read.

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... populations and geographical dispersions. "Insurtech is set to transform the Asia insurance industry. Connected devices, advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital distribution channels should result in accelerated market penetration ...

BNP Paribas AM acquires fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... private and retail banks, asset managers and insurance companies across Europe. "The partnership with one of the most advanced robo-advisory solutions available in the market is a key milestone in our digital transformation and marks our commitment to ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... that matter most: personal consumption expenditure (contribution revised up to 2.3 percentage points from 1.9 pps in the advanced estimate); fixed investment (0.6 from 0.4); and net exports (0.21 from 0.18). Sure these are dated stats but it is a powerful ...

Wealth begins its blockchain reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... services, Patrick Colle, says Australia has been a business investment stronghold because in many areas it is "the most advanced in the world." Colle says an important attribute making Australia one of the most sophisticated global markets on blockchain ...

Morningstar partners to drive adviser ESG education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... Responsible Investment. The MMI plans to engage Concordia University's John Molson School of Business to offer a more advanced certification program for those seeking more high level study. "We are committed to advancing ESG engagement to mirror what's ...