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Aussie fintech usage surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... currencies, big data and analytics, and social and B2B networks. Fintech Hyper Anna for example, is an artificial intelligence system that answers simple business queries via data analysis. Another is Coinbase, a bitcoin wallet and platform where merchants ...

Advisers divided on mixing advice: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... officer Hamish Douglass told advisers recently there is nothing to fear about robo-advice in the age of artificial intelligence. "I'd argue that if you think of your business as a model where you are really there as a counsellor and consultant to something ...

NAB to simplify operations via job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... the 2000 new roles will involve different capabilities to support the strategy such as data scientists, artificial intelligence, robotics and automation. "This will result in a net reduction in staff currently targeted at approximately 4000 by the end ...

Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... languages. In Australia, 46% of respondents in the Bloomberg survey are using machine learning to solve sophisticated intelligence when trading, while 34% use it to process complex data in a better way. One-in-five (22%) said the ability to automate ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... whistleblowers should a company go bankrupt in the meantime. He said whistleblowers give the regulator some of its best intelligence. ASIC created a whistleblowing unit in recent years because whistleblowers themselves are under pressure and need specific ...

Fintech regulatory sandbox draft legislation released

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... than 160 financial institutions in 36 countries, including four of Australia's largest banks, showed that artificial intelligence, blockchain and the Internet of Things are redefining the nature of financial services. Every Australian respondent already ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
AUSTRAC director strategic intelligence and policy David Hawkins believes there are opportunities for financial advisers to value-add by providing cyber training services. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Hawkins ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... immersed in new and innovative technology. Riddell says that financial advisers need to think of AI as augmented intelligence, not artificial intelligence. He also said that bitcoin can potentially help solve the crisis of trust in finance, thanks to ...

QIC boosts US presence with acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... managing director of global real estate Steve Leigh said. "We are building off more than a decade of amassing market intelligence and understanding in the US retail sector. We view the US real estate market and the retail sector in particular as a strong ...

Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... (5%), derivatives and real estate (equal 4%). The CFA Institute recently announced it will incorporate artificial intelligence, fintech and robo-advice in its examinations.