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Hostplus appoints investment strategy head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... consultant (and worked extensively with Hostplus). During his time there, Clerk held roles including head of quantitative analytics, information technology and custody. Prior to JANA, Clerk was an analyst at the Department of Treasury and Finance in ...

New engagement tool for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... with individual members in a timely, contextual and relevant way. The video technology uses big data and predictive analytics to create an individual presentation that allows interactive exploration of account information in real-time. "The video is ...

First State Super announces new custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... "We have invested extensively in our suite of solutions to support this type of development, which includes investment analytics, middle office, data warehousing and data governance services," Taylor said. "We are well placed to help First State Super ...

Nikko AM hires chief risk management officer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... ABN AMRO Bank, Shinsei Bank, and Nomura International. He was most recently managing director, head of quantitative analytics and risk at Dymon Asia Capital in Singapore. "Mark holds substantial experience, and will play a key role as we continue to ...

PIMCO appoints new MD

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
PIMCO has appointed a managing director and head of client analytics. Jamil Baz joins PIMCO from Man GLG Partners, where he was a senior managing director and chief investment strategist. He previously worked at PIMCO in 2007 as a portfolio manager. ...

Suncorp appoints new C-suite for restructured business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... sustainable returns to our shareholders. "The Customer Experience function will use data, insights and forward-looking analytics to inform product innovation and marketing strategies to ensure that Suncorp is at the forefront of satisfying evolving customer ...

Colonial First State partners with UTS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... projects, training and development, contract research and other opportunities. "We firmly believe in the power of data analytics and already have strong in-house capabilities. UTS people and CFS people will now have opportunities to work together on ...

Survey reveals super fund strategic priorities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... of strategic priorities. Fresh concerns highlighted in this year's survey which did not feature last year were data analytics, fund mergers or alliances, and the appointment of independent directors. Nine out of 10 chief executives think high level objectives ...

Actuaries Institute appoints new president

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
The Actuaries Institute is aiming to increase its influence in Australia's data analytics industry, appointing a new president to oversee the profession's changing business environment. New president Lindsay Smartt said many actuaries were now nominating ...

Financial Synergy makes big play in big data

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
The latest move in to big data analytics by superannuation software provider Financial Synergy is being touted as one that will help transform the industry in Australia. The firm announced a partnership with NASDAQ-listed software company OpenText yesterday ...