The time when brokers could lean on gut feelings to get the best deal is gone. Today, if you’re not paying attention to the numbers, you’re losing money. We consider the evolution of valuation approaches from a focus largely on leverages advances in AI and machine learning prediction to one now balanced by needs for interpretability and explainability. 

Building owners are continually seeking more insights, clarity and performance from their assets. Proptech partners offer insights across specific themes, but new insights engines have been built to offer a more comprehensive data science solution that prepares the business for the rise of autonomous buildings. 

The data analytics function is required to work across divisions and topics. They may have limited knowledge of the business strategy, yet are tasked to provide deep insights for the business team. We learn strategies that work to cover the key opportunity zones.

The NSW Government in collaboration with KPMG Australia in bringing to market a world-first to rebuild consumer confidence in residential buildings. Similar to the energy star ratings for home appliances, the Building Trustworthy Indicator (BTI) is a simple to understand star rating that combines multiple data points to derive the indicator. By combining blockchain technology (government grade), asset traceability and standardised data, this presentation will provide an insight into the benefits of creating a collaborative ecosystem like KPMG Origins.

Although most institutional investors and managers are just beginning to use alternative data and advanced analytics, these tools are expected to become essential to the investment landscape. We learn from our investment specialist on how they approach analytics in improving portfolio performance.