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Super fund inks multi-million dollar tech upgrade

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... to achieve a significant uplift in technology capability by providing our staff with leading workplace tools such as Microsoft Office 365, Skype for Business and industry best practice security tools whilst adopting Azure to improve the resiliency of ...

Finance braces for Amazon effect

EMMA RAPAPORT AND DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... of the online retail giant - generated US$10 billion revenue in less than 10 years. It took companies such as Apple, Microsoft and Oracle more than 15 years to reach such heights. "This is something we really have to think about as investors. We have ...

Global disruption fund locks in former CEOs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... ASX-listed Global Disruption Fund. The initial portfolio is expected to include Amazon, Facebook, Alibaba, Netflix, Apple, Microsoft and Visa. The fund will also invest in a selection of smaller companies that have the potential to successfully disrupt ...

Old technology costing advice industry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
The majority financial advice firms are still choosing to rely on Microsoft Excel as their primary source of administrative software despite a range of financial software products coming to market, YTML said. According to the financial technology provider's ...

Xero accelerates AI and machine learning

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... automation and data innovation for the past year. Prior to Xero, Stewart was group chief executive of Intergen, a specialised Microsoft systems integrator, which he grew from a start-up to over 400 staff in three countries. He is also actively involved ...

ANZ launches global technology ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... comprised of 32 stocks, including some of the world's largest listed technology companies such as Apple, Google and Microsoft. The index focuses on undervalued, high-quality technology businesses with an economic moat - the potential to maintain a sustainable ...

Suncorp appoints non-executive director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... including senior executive roles at Aviva and Norwich Union. Other recent senior appointments to Suncorp include former Microsoft Australia managing director Pip Marlow to the position of chief executive officer - strategic innovation, and former chief ...

Younger investors flock to offshore equities

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... international stocks by 91%; Gen Y raised their turnover by 73%. The former showed a strong preference for stocks such as Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet, Wells Fargo, Lloyds and Berkshire Hathaway, while the latter took an interest in technology and videogame ...

Veteran Suncorp executive departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... Marlow's arrival in March; she will join as chief executive officer, strategic innovation, having been managing director of Microsoft Australia. Cameron said Marlow will be "pivotal to the success of our marketplace, our third party relationships and ...

Suncorp appoints Microsoft exec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
A senior Microsoft Australia executive will lead Suncorp's strategic innovation from March 2017. Taking on the newly-created position of chief executive officer - strategic innovation, Microsoft Australia managing director Pip Marlow will join the Suncorp ...