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CBA innovation hubs go global

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... said. Several other financial services firms have announced experimenting with innovation labs, including ANZ's agreement with IBM and a lab set up by Kinetic Super. The labs are said to create a collaborative approach to innovation that connects customers ...

Swiss Re to use artificial intelligence in underwriting

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Swiss Re has announced it will partner with IBM to make use of its Watson artificial intelligence technology. The first Swiss Re business line to use this "cognitive computing" service will be life and health reinsurance, and according to Swiss Re's ...

Link Group shuffles board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... of its growth as a leader in technology-enabled financial and wealth data management." The group has also appointed former IBM Australia/New Zealand managing director Glen Boreham, ASIC External Advisory board member Sally Pitkin and first Frontier Advisors ...

ANZ signs $450m tech agreement with IBM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
ANZ will pay IBM $450 million for a five year agreement to increase productivity and improve its technology and software across the group. The deal includes access to IBM's software portfolio, an Innovation Lab, next generation cloud development and ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... broader All Ordinaries index rose 19.5 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 5,588.5 points. NEW YORK - Disappointing earnings from IBM and United Technologies hammered the Dow and led the broader market lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 181.12 ...

PROFILE: HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... she spent most of her childhood and early years of her adult life. A computer programmer by trade, Blakey first worked at IBM but soon developed an interest in mathematics and statistics. She then decided to pursue an actuarial career and joined an insurance ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... announce aggressive stimulus measures Thursday. Strong earnings by Netflix and UnitedHealth buoyed some of the trade, while IBM shares sank on its poor fourth-quarter report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 39.05 points (0.22 per cent) at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... Ordinaries index was up 47.2 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 5,307.3 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have risen, shaking off weak IBM earnings and extending the rally that began late last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 19.26 points (0.12 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... cent, at 5,504.5. NEW YORK - The Dow Jones Industrial Average has bolted to a new record as strong Intel earnings and a new IBM venture boosted the blue-chip index. The Dow jumped 77.52 points (0.45 per cent) to 17,138.20 on Wednesday. The broad-based ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... includes reports from banking giants including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, as well as Johnson & Johnson, Yahoo, Intel, IBM and General Electric. At 0630 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was UP 12 points at 5,466. ...