Technology – Page 5
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NewsFCA awards tech solutions calling out greenwashing
TechSprint formed part of FCA’s wider work to improve trust and transparency in the ESG market
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Special ReportActive ETFs power ahead
While active managers are out of favour, their strategies embedded in an exchange traded fund package are gaining traction. In fact, they are outpacing passive ETFs as investors look for liquidity and robust risk-adjusted returns with a relatively low price tag.
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Opinion PiecesPension funds can drive the AI revolution
Time and again we are reminded that the sole focus of pension funds should be on paying pensions. However, as stewards of capital, and because of their irreplaceable social function, they can aspire to be something greater than that. One outcome of pension funds’ decisions that is well within reach is positive technological innovation, including within the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Special ReportInvestors turn to AI for ESG data
Artificial intelligence has a potentially large role in sustainable finance, but the challenges are significant, making it hard for investors to take a clear view
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Special ReportAI special report: Could investment management be transformed?
While many foresee a variety of roles for artificial intelligence, critics believe it has a limited role in crucial asset management activities
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Special ReportWho will be the asset management tech and data arms race winners?
Investment in technology and data is having a positive impact on asset managers’ revenue and market share, according to Casey Quirk
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InterviewsTech and pensions are becoming inseparable
Pension funds are busy building state-of-the-art data management systems, which are an essential tool in delivering their objectives
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NewsBT Pension Scheme invests in Federated Hermes innovation fund
The growth focused programme complements the thematic Horizon private equity strategy that BTPS co-founded with Federated Hermes
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NewsLate tweaks to Swedish funds agency tender terms bring further delay
Bid deadline for first tender for restyled premium pension platform now pushed back to 5 October
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NewsNew fintech targets AI product to scale sustainable finance in debt markets
Company uses machine learning technology to render climate and sustainability credentials of bonds and issuers transparent and comparable, through a single access point
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Is growth back or is it a trap?
It is likely you have heard about ‘value traps’. They are low-multiple companies that are priced at an ever expanding discount to the market and structurally underperform as fundamentals weaken due to new competition and, in extreme scenarios, may even face obsolescence.
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Opinion PiecesUK venture capital: spinning out for success
Academic research produces excellent technology and medical firms, but the funding is not always available to take things further
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FeaturesDigital health revolution ramps up
The world is at the beginning of a digital health revolution. This has been accelerated by the COVID pandemic that forced radical shifts in doctor/patient interactions, and supercharged by the emergence of OpenAI’s ChatGPT that brought generative artificial intelligence (AI) to the forefront and pulled the potential of AI in healthcare into the limelight.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to navigate cyber security crisis management
More than 400 pension funds using Capita’s services should check whether their scheme’s data could be affected
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NewsAP7 picks SimCorp in open tender for investment management system
Swedish state pensions giant cites future challenges as relevant to the tender, ahead of its expansion into alternatives
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NewsPFZW hit by big data breach
The revelation comes just days after fellow Dutch pension fund PME also suffered a huge data breach
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NewsDutch pension scheme PME suffers huge data breach
Personal data of 95,000 members were leaked after a breach at a software supplier
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NewsDWP pushes back pensions dashboards timeline due to ‘complex build’
‘More time is needed to deliver this complex build,’ says Laura Trott, parliamentary under secretary of state for pensions
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: The missing elements in the digital currencies debate
The recent contraction of the cryptocurrency markets poses questions about the viability of digital currency as an asset class for institutional investors. However, these developments have not undermined the efforts of central banks to pursue their own digital currency initiatives.
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FeaturesFear and loathing in European banks
Any CEO would recognise there is a problem when investors do not want to put their money to work with you. That is the situation that European banks find themselves in. The MSCI Europe bank index has considerably underperformed its MSCI Europe parent over the last 10 years.
