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IRESS launches XPLANtouch app

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
IRESS has launched the XPLANtouch tablet application for financial advisers, a tool that allows advisers to access client data and portfolios in real time. XPLANtouch is an extension of the XPLAN advice platform and is available on all tablets including ...

Asian retail banks set to spend 5.1% more on tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Retail banks in the Asia Pacific region are expected to spend 5.1% more on technology this year and technology expenses will reach US$118.6 billion, Ovum research found. According to analysis provider Ovum, retail banks in the Asia Pacific region are ...

APRA approves LUCRF MySuper

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... Nikki Schimmel, chief compliance officer at LUCRF, welcomed the early approval and credited the team that managed the application process. LUCRF, which stands for the Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund, was founded in 1978. It has now grown to ...

ISPT, Cbus, Omega stewardship and innovation award winners

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
ISPT, Cbus and Omega Global Investors have been announced as award recipients by the Melbourne Financial Services Symposium for investment stewardship and innovation. The Melbourne Financial Services Symposium is held in conjunction with the Melbourne-based ...

Same Day Money loses credit licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... month, after which it must cease its business. However, Same Day Money and its director have the right to lodge an application for review of ASIC's decision with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

Sales approach boosts Sunsuper member uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
A strong "sales culture" approach and a souped-up IT system helped one superannuation fund grow its member base in recent months. Sunsuper's general manager of business growth Craig Godfrey says the fund is receiving more than 1200 new member applications ...

Industry bodies welcome Code of Conduct update

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have welcomed the release of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) guidance on the regulatory code of conduct. After the release of the guidance ...

AFA outlines stance on conflicted remuneration

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... should retain the non-conflicted status when passed on to employed advisers. * The AFA has sought more clarity on the application of grandfathering and the definition of an arrangement. The association has requested guidance on grandfathering to be provided ...

Online risk applications surpass paper-based: Asteron Life

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Asteron Life research in 2012 revealed that the group was receiving three electronic-based risk applications for every two paper-based requests, prompting the insurer to redouble its efforts on addressing the technology aspect of providing risk advice. ...

MySuper still ontrack despite low license applications

ALEX DUNNIN, LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... flawed policy, it highlights how it is fundamentally an internal industry issue rather than consumer-centric. The application window for the low-cost no-frills products opened on 1 January but so far the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) ...