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Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... downgrades in more cyclical sectors globally - autos, chemicals, semi-conductors, luxury goods and even packaging and cloud computing. The global growth slowdown, higher bond yields and oil prices is a challenging backdrop for many asset classes," she ...

Aussie fund managers face machine learning challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... Bloomberg said. Bloomberg LP head of machine learning engineering Gary Kazantsev said as a result of critical advances in computing power and newly available vast pools of data, more clients are using Bloomberg's data solutions as inputs into strategies ...

Nomura appoints Australian president

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... businesses. Separately, Nomura Holdings is currently working with a university on a research project to test if quantum computing can speed up calculations and select investment mixes for its asset management businesses. It will use the Canadian D-wave ...

Financial services employees want digital strategy input: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... feel they have the skills to handle the technological changes. The sector is embracing new technologies such as cloud computing, machine learning, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence; rethinking strategies, and seeking to personalise and ...

Nikko AM to disrupt with acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... from cross-sector innovations such as robotics, 3D printing, big data, machine learning, blockchain technology, cloud computing, energy storage, and DNA sequencing. Nikko AM described the move as a natural progression of an existing partnership which ...

Quantifeed launches portfolio for car lovers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... said. "The different industries in our model portfolio bring different skills to the table. The tech companies supply computing power, connectivity, integration, innovation and artificial intelligence that have found use in other domains and are now ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... a growing band of professionals employed in newly-created roles, including senior management in cybersecurity, cloud computing and social media. The report called it the "invisible digital boom" as the pervasive use of new technologies in all business ...

Financial services enters next cloud computing evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Cloud computing will now form the centre of several operations at a global firm dedicated to post-trade market infrastructure for asset managers, custodians and brokers. The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) holds a view that cloud computing ...

CBA spearheads push for quantum computing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... state simultaneously. While this technology has yet to be invented, it would theoretically dramatically speed up common computing operations. In order to build the simulator, CBA partnered with Telstra and the Federal Government and invested $15 million ...

Christmas not spent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... quarter to 2% in December. Adding together the October, November and December "nominal" retail sales figures and then computing for their quarterly change produces the same positive result - up 1.1% in the December quarter from up 0.7% in the September ...