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ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... is 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 ...

NSW government insurance arm appoints new chief after incumbent moves to QBE

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... experience for our customers and the broader NSW community." Icare chair Michael Carapiet added: "Vivek leaves icare well-advanced in delivering its vision of providing world-class, customer-centric services to the NSW community. He has embodied the ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... follow. However, there are risks associated to consider, he warned. "Eventually, artificial intelligence will become so advanced that consumers, banks and other third party service providers will need to balance the convenience of these experiences with ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... revised higher from the one it made in June 2017, what is noticeable is the slowing in the GDP growth forecasts among advanced economies. The World Bank sees growth in the advanced economies as a whole slowing from 2.3% in 2017 to 2.2% next year, 1.9% ...

Powerwrap, OneVue vets join MGP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 JAN 2018
... realised, key clients have been engaged and action plans put in place for positive change, staff integration is well advanced, projects to deliver strategic product initiatives are underway and the sales and relationship management model for the merged ...

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.