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AI to revolutionise investment industry: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... interchangeable. CFA Societies Australia chief executive Lisa Carroll said rapid technological innovation in the form of AI, machine learning, and big data, among other applications, is also leading to accelerating change in the Australian investment ...

IFM Investors appoints head of sustainable investment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... highlighted the urgency of positive change required in the real economy. "I look forward to getting started, leading and learning from my team, and delivering for our owners and clients, their members and beneficiaries."

Complii grows through MIntegrity acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... which Complii said complements its compliance modules. Complii added the MIntegrity offering also includes its MIWize e-learning portal, a library of specialised e-learning modules designed to help financial services practitioners in line with FASEA ...

MSCI amplifies AI capabilities

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... chief technology officer Jigar Thakkar added that while the investment industry has long been fueled by AI and machine learning, MSCI has been using it for years. "The advancement in generative AI has jump-started a revolution in our industry," Thakkar ...

Acadian employs ChatGPT to assess climate targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... whether companies are likely to achieve sustainability targets. The Acadian Net Zero Alignment Model integrates large learning models (LLM), the type of AI algorithm that underpins ChatGPT and is used to process companies' disclosures via company reports ...

Hostplus tops up mandate, returns 8% to members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... energy, the decarbonisation of transportation and industrial processes, healthcare and artificial intelligence and machine learning. The fund will continue its current mandate with an increased focus on university spin outs from its IP Group's university ...

CFA exam results begin to normalise

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... chief executive Lisa Carroll said the organisation has seen the pass rate improve too as financial professionals' learning normalises. "We saw a double-digit percentage increase in the number of candidates in Australia who sat for the Level II exam ...

Frontier calls for better unlisted asset valuations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... property sector. While useful, this method can prove challenging in quieter markets, Frontier said. Frontier suggests learning from overseas practices could prove beneficial in such instances. It also commended recent shifts by some Australian fund managers ...

More pension funds, insurers impacted by MOVEit mass-hack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... disclose how many members were impacted by the breach, however reports suggest it is more than 400,000. "Immediately after learning of the exploit from PBI, CalSTRS initiated an investigation and worked to identify the members and beneficiaries whose ...

Macquarie shifts toward AI-first banking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
In partnership with Google Cloud, Macquarie Bank said it will use new artificial intelligence and machine learning in its app to improve the client experience. The bank explained this includes "predictive analysis models" to provide targeted in-app ...