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Robotic stock picking: the future is now

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... senior investment consultant Victoria Vodolazschi says this good relative performance is made possible by advancing technologies and availability of data for modelling, citing IBM's estimation that 90% of the world's existing data was produced in the ...

Accountants expand robo-advice reach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... the same challenges and opportunities as the rest of the financial industry. They're trying to navigate emerging technologies and work out how it can help them foster stronger relationships with their clients," Brycki said. "The accountants that have ...

Suncorp appoints non-executive director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... the broader financial services sector in Australia and overseas." "Additionally, he brings insights into emerging technologies and new business models." Machell has more than 25 years' experience in general and life insurance businesses across the UK ...

Fintechs and instos must align: Saxo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... siloed towards one product. Fournais believes this is not sustainable and companies will miss opportunities that new technologies give rise to. He said the defining factor to separate the incumbents and the disruptors will be their ability to work together. ...

Former QBE chief joins NSW insurance fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... our customers, both businesses and injured people." "The only way we can do this is to be at the forefront of new technologies and progressive new models of operating," Bhatia added. As above, Plant was chief executive for QBE's Australian and New Zealand ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... "Digital transformation is driving a seismic shift in the investment industry. While it's critical to understand how new technologies can deliver immediate improvements in efficiency and insight, to become digital leaders, those in the finance industry ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... forecasts the tipping point in Blockchain investment, noting that global venture investment in bitcoin and blockchain technologies reached a high of US$543.6M in 2016, compared to US$441M in 2015. "The deceleration in deal count of 132 versus 191 deals ...

Praemium board terminates CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... Ohanessian was an investment manager at Lion Capital, a managing director at Select Solar and chief executive of Genetic Technologies and Vision BioSystems. His departure follows on from the release of Praemium's 1H17 report, which revealed a 57% decrease ...

CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... as with market participants, to understand the opportunities and real life applications of innovative and emerging technologies," Confos said. CBAs head of blockchain Sophie Gilder said the bank is delighted QTC and other government treasury partners ...

Technological advancement puts infrastructure at risk: KPMG

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... impact of technology continues to widen and deepen. "The widening will come from the discovery and application of new technologies, new uses for existing technologies and increased collaboration between asset owners/operators and consumers," the report ...