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Arabesque Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. to establish an engineering and research unit to embark on AI project
SINGAPORE, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

- Commencing in January 2022, Arabesque Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. 
(Arabesque) will be embarking on an AI project that focuses on financial 
knowledge graphs, understanding data bias with application to transfer 
learning, and general machine learning approaches for financial analysis and 
modelling. 

- The project will be used to enhance Arabesque's existing AI business 
activities such as identifying alpha opportunities.

- An engineering and research unit dedicated to the advancement of AI and 
automation in asset management will be established as part of the project.

- Arabesque is hiring AI engineers and researchers in Singapore that will help 
establish Singapore as a leading centre for AI in finance. 

Arabesque today announced that it will embark on an AI project which focuses on 
financial knowledge graphs, understanding data bias with application to 
transfer learning, and general machine learning approaches for financial 
analysis and modelling. This will enhance Arabesque's existing AI business 
activities such as identifying alpha opportunities. 

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Commencing in January 2022, the project will run for two years and support 
Arabesque in developing capabilities in cutting-edge areas of AI. The work 
undertaken by the AI research unit is expected to enhance Arabesque's existing 
business activities such as developing data engineering capabilities, improving 
the accuracy at which alpha opportunities are identified for its investment 
strategies, and utilising new unstructured sources of data as inputs into its 
financial models. 

The project is supported under the Financial Sector Technology & Innovation - 
Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics (FSTI - AIDA) scheme, which aims to 
strengthen the AIDA ecosystem in the Singapore financial sector. The FSTI - 
AIDA scheme is funded by the Financial Sector Development Fund, administered by 
the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

The project will involve the establishment of an AI engineering and research 
unit based in Singapore, which will be dedicated to the advancement of AI and 
automation in asset management. Arabesque will be hiring a team of AI engineers 
and researchers in Singapore as part of the new unit. 

The team will be led by Arabesque's Dr Qasim Nasar-Ullah, a co-founder of 
Arabesque's AI business, who will take on a new role at the firm's Singapore 
office. All work undertaken by the AI unit will be used to enhance Arabesque's 
existing AI capabilities, and will be utilised to help establish Singapore as a 
world-leading centre for AI in asset management.  

Dr Yasin Rosowsky, CEO of Arabesque AI, said: 

"Artificial intelligence will play a vital role in financial services over the 
next decade and will help accelerate the shift towards more sustainable capital 
markets. We are honoured to have been awarded the FSTI - AIDA grant and look 
forward to working on developments that will advance the innovative application 
of AI in asset management.

We are excited at the prospect of building an AI engineering and research team 
in Singapore to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions for the fintech ecosystem of 
Singapore and beyond."

Headquartered in London, Arabesque Asset Management is part of the Arabesque 
Group, which aims to advance sustainable finance through investment solutions, 
market-leading data assets, AI, and financial technology expertise. 

About the Arabesque Group 

The Arabesque Group is comprised of three businesses, Arabesque Asset 
Management, Arabesque S-Ray, and Arabesque AI, that work together to advance 
sustainable finance through investment solutions, AI and financial technology 
expertise. Established independently in 2013, Arabesque's mission is to enable 
clients and other stakeholders to implement sustainability in their investments 
and financial decision-making. Arabesque counts many of the world's leading 
banks, asset managers, asset owners and custodians as clients. arabesque.com 

SOURCE Arabesque