2023: The Year of Implementation, ESG and Cultural Inclusion
AlphaCert COO Scott Taylor summarises key insights from the Fund Summit in Melbourne.
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Alpha Chat: Investment Data Governance Standards
There are plenty of big changes happening in the regulatory landscape in Australia, with updates issued by Australia’s prudential regulator, APRA, coming into effect from January next year. To help you understand the ins and outs, we’ve unpacked it in our latest AlphaChat. If you liked this episode, there are plenty more Alpha Chats to
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Data quality: What good, clean data can do for your business
The 7th Investment Data and Technology Summit (IDT) in Sydney highlighted the importance of data and technology in investment management and how companies must understand both in order to stay ahead. The summit focused on front-office data and technology use cases and considerations, as well as organisational themes around data governance, technology architecture and business
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Investment data and technology transformation: How to plan for long term growth
The recent Investment Data and Technology Summit (IDT Summit) in Sydney highlighted the importance of data and technology in investment management and how companies must understand both in order to stay ahead. The summit focused on front office data and technology use cases and considerations, as well as organisational themes around data governance, technology architecture
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What is Greenwashing: The not-so-green side of ESG investing
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is one of the most important trends in investment management and is increasingly becoming a huge business. The value of investments in financial products that claim to abide by ESG rules is US$35tn, as reported in The Economist, February 2022 edition. It quotes Bloomberg, which predicts this will pass
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Alpha Chats: Greenwashing
Greenwashing. It’s a much talked about topic in the industry, but what does it really mean and how can we be aware of the practice? James Milne, Head of Product at AlphaCert, and Stephen Huppert, Independent Advisor & Consultant, unpack the topic below in our latest Alpha Chat. If you liked this episode, there are
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From complex to simple: Data security
Investors face a market of near-infinite detail while targeting one simple outcome: returns. However, the unnecessarily complex nature of managing data can both compromise critical information and take time away from nurturing key assets. Investment managers possess the expertise to process these millions of data points and craft strategies that drive returns for investors. But
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Careful what you attach to email: How an excel document resulted in 50,000 superannuation fund member records being compromised
Traditionally, investment managers use spreadsheets to manage their data. However, over the past few years, investment managers are more aware of spreadsheet risk and most are keen to reduce their reliance on spreadsheets. When we ask them about spreadsheet risk, most raise the prevalence of errors in spreadsheets.
Alpha Chats: Live from ASFA 2022
We were excited to attend ASFA, on the Gold Coast, in May – one of the first in person events in several years. It was great to catch up with many familiar faces, and hear from experts in the Superfund industry. James Milne, Head of Product at AlphaCert, caught up with Stephen Huppert, Independent Advisor
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AlphaCert appoints Stephen Dickens as Head of Professional Services to expand customer offering
AlphaCert is passionate about making the complex simple for our customers and ensuring we add value. As part of our strategy to support our customers’ success, AlphaCert is delighted to announce the appointment of Stephen Dickens who joins as Head of Professional Services. This highlights a commitment to our customers and partners. Stephen is tasked